used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
Benson
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From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
a youthful male person
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
expertadjectiveUS /ˈekspərt/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
set up or found
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken in no water.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
not any; not one
From this reading He had taken in no water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
and nothing more
From this reading "If I could only free one hand, now!" thought the submarine boy.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
SAWBONESnoun
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
She'll
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From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
SIGNALSnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
swimmernounUS /ˈswɪmər/
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken in no water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A strong, expert swimmer, the submarine boy could hold in his breath for some time to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He had taken in no water.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
weakenverbUS /ˈwiːkən/
lessen the strength of
From this reading "She'll weaken before I do," was his first thought.
at the time that
From this reading JACK SIGNALS THE "SAWBONES" Though he realized the deadly peril of the situation, Jack Benson, when he found himself in that frantic embrace, slipping below the waters, did not lose his head.
