used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
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 Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
Dredlinton
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From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
not accessible to view
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
and nothing more
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
pistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
ribsnounUS /rɪbz/
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His face was invisible, only there crept from his hidden lips a faint repetition of the cry,--the hideous sob, it might have been, as of a spirit descending into hell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat up, switched on the electric light by his side and gazed at the round table, his fingers clenched around the butt of his pistol.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing had happened or was happening except that one cry,--the low, awful cry of a man in agony.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dredlinton, from whom had come the sound, had fallen with his head and shoulders upon the table.
Wingate
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From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wingate, notwithstanding his iron nerve, awoke with a start, in the grey of the following morning, to find his heart pounding against his ribs and a chill sense of horror stealing into his brain.
