used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
addsnounUS /ædz/
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
(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 So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
awesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːsəm/
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
clottedadjectiveUS /ˈklɑːtəd/
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
discoloured
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From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
encircledadjectiveUS /ɪnˈsɜːrkəld/
confined on all sides
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
Godfrey
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From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
Goldberger
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From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
recurring again and again
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
repulsionnoun
the force by which bodies repel one another
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
Simmonds
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From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
snake-bite
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From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
very small
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Death is awesome enough at any time; suicide adds to its horror; murder gives it the final touch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
voicedadjectiveUS /vɔɪst/
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Then Goldberger, taking a deep breath, voiced the thought which had sprung into my own brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it looks like a snake-bite!" he said, his voice sharp with astonishment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
people who are wounded
From this reading THE WOUNDED HAND "He was killed!" repeated Godfrey, with conviction; and, at the words, we drew together a little, with a shiver of repulsion.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading So we all stood silent, staring as though fascinated at the hand which Simmonds held up to us; at those tiny wounds, encircled by discoloured flesh and with a sinister dash of clotted blood running away from them.
