used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
bandagenounUS /ˈbændɪdʒ/
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
confined by bonds
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Stand by!"
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
exclaimverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪm/
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
LeapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
a strong line
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
rope's
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From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
only a very short time before
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand by!"
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
bound or secured closely
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
trussedadjective
bound or secured closely
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading This done, a thick piece of canvas took the place of the hand across my mouth, so that I could scarce breathe, much less utter a sound; and a bandage was tied across my eyes.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Then I felt myself being set upon my feet, a rope was passed round my waist, and I was suspended over the edge of the cliff, as helpless as a trussed fowl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
in or at the place that
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I heard a gruff voice exclaim, and the next instant I was lowered into space, where I hung, turning slowly at the rope's end, with the dull murmur of the waves at the base of the cliff some fifty feet below to add to the terror of my situation.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading A Leap for Life In spite of my desperate struggles, a cord was wound tightly round my ankles, and my arms were bound behind my back.
