aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading But it was of no use, for he was past breathing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
one or the other of two
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was of no use, for he was past breathing.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading She was frantic.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
an opening into or through something
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was of no use, for he was past breathing.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
for more time
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
not any; not one
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But it was of no use, for he was past breathing.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
carry out
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stopped to take breath, and that made her think that he could not get any breath.
tuggedverbUS /tʌɡd/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading She laid hold first of one leg, and then of the other, and pulled and tugged, but she could not move either.
the act of using
From this reading But it was of no use, for he was past breathing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was frantic.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She got hold of him, and held his head above the water, which was possible now his hands were no longer on the hole.
