used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
anew
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
confined by bonds
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
clampedverbUS /klæmpt/
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
with resolute determination
From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
how
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From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
staying power
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My head was firmly clamped, I knew not how.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
push forcefully
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I awoke to find myself more tightly bound than before.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My arms were held to my sides by a sack, and my legs were fastened to a pole.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
at the time that
From this reading In my sleep I dreamed of what happened when I was seized and carried off.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading Again I was running up the slope, again I backed against the tree, again I fell through the yielding bark, again my captors bound me and thrust me into the cart.
