Chapter XVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

later than; following

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

shining intensely

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

in bodily form

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

confined by bonds

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

having the place or position changed

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

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From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

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From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

confined on all sides

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

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From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

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From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

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From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

as a matter of instinct

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

held up in the air

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

with relatively high volume

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972)

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

the force of workers available

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

a particular point in time

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

on one occasion

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

above and across; more than

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

without profit or reward

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

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From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

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From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

move upward

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

cut with a saw

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading At first he cried out, cursing his captors loudly, but an instant's reflection showed him how profitless his remonstrances were, and he allowed himself to be bound to the floor in silence.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

a person, without saying who

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The dull, heavy sleep into which Richard Duvall had fallen, after Dr. Hartmann had left him, was suddenly disturbed by the realization that someone had seized him roughly by the arms.

which person or people

From this reading He attempted to rise, struggling instinctively against the two men who, he dimly saw, were bending over him, but his resistance was useless.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In a moment, Dr. Hartmann--the detective saw that it was he, with Mayer--had switched on the violet light, and he once more felt its blinding radiance upon his face.

plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading In a moment the leather straps which encircled his wrists and ankles had been drawn tight, and he felt himself being lifted bodily and deposited on the floor in the center of the room.