used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
bicepsnounUS /ˈbaɪseps/
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
one or the other of two
From this reading One on either side....
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
freeingnounUS /ˈfriːɪŋ/
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
left-handadjectiveUS /ˌleftˈhænd/
intended for the left hand
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One on either side....
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One on either side....
Silva'snounUS /ˈsɪlvəz/
possessive form of “silva” — the forest trees growing in a country or region
From this reading He got a left-hand grip on the seaman; he set his right hand on Silva's arm and his fingers clenched on Silva's biceps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He flung them off a little, freeing himself, so that he might have fought to his feet....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had him down, now, on his back on the cabin floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
which person or people
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been forced to let them have their will of him for the seconds required to deal with the man who had choked him.
