used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The shrieking and running away had infected us all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
BarelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
clawedadjectiveUS /klɔːd/
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
convulsionsnounUS /kənˈvʌlʃənz/
plural of “convulsion” — a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
an opposing military force
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
Half-way
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From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
infectedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfektɪd/
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
From this reading The shrieking and running away had infected us all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
march in a procession
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The shrieking and running away had infected us all.
cut with a saw
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
shriekingnounUS /ˈʃriːkɪŋ/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading The shrieking and running away had infected us all.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
having passed out of existence
From this reading He laughed back at us from afar until he vanished from our sight in the rain.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
at the time that
From this reading And when we were lying in a damp ditch waiting for the enemy, a man suddenly jumped up, and shrieked, and ran away.
WHIRLINGnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading THE WHIRLING EARTH Half-way on the march some one fell down beside me, flung out his arms, clawed himself tightly to the earth, and screamed and gasped against the soil.
which person or people
From this reading Barely half an hour later we saw another who had fallen into convulsions.
