Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

(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 RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I must flee from something that was drawing me back.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

informal intensifiers

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading I must flee from something that was drawing me back.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

run away quickly

From this reading I must flee from something that was drawing me back.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I must flee from something that was drawing me back.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must flee from something that was drawing me back.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

move hurridly

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

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From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly

From this reading I slowed down to a walk.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I slowed down to a walk.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Never in my life had I been victim of such sensation.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading I slowed down to a walk.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

at the time that

From this reading When I reached a level I kept running; but something dragged at me.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading RUSS SITTELL IN ACTION I ran like one possessed of devils down that rough slope, hurdling the stones and crashing through the brush, with a sound in my ears that was not all the rush of the wind.