used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Drink did it! drink did it," he sobbed.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
take in liquids
From this reading "Drink did it! drink did it," he sobbed.
exhibitedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbətəd/
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
fro
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From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Oh, my God, my God!"
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Drink did it! drink did it," he sobbed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Drink did it! drink did it," he sobbed.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my God, my God!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my God, my God!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Drink did it! drink did it," he sobbed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Then bowing his face in his hands, he asked: "Is it true, did I kill her?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment he seemed to forget the awful fate that awaited him, and his body swayed to and fro with grief.
writhingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading Some one seized me by the shoulder and hurled me back, and Smith fell writhing to the ground in terror as four men seized his arms to drag him to the float on which he was to be exhibited before he was finally burned at the stake.
