used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
Benham
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From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
insecureadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsəkjər/
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
a boy or man
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
Marie's
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From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
recklessnessnounUS /ˈrekləsnəs/
the trait of giving little thought to danger
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The boy gave a sharp cry of alarm and began to back away.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
Ste
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From this reading Then Ste.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Ste.
push forcefully
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Marie’s strange madness, or the hand of Fate, or whatever power it was which governed him on that day, thrust him on to the ultimate pitch of recklessness.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading He bent forward from his insecure perch over the wall until his head and shoulders were in plain sight, and he called down to the lad below in a loud whisper— "Benham!
