used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
anew
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
confined by bonds
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
dartsnounUS /dɑːrts/
a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
fissurenounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just as useless.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just as useless.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
roused to anger
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
the force of workers available
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
a strong line
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
not in physical motion
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
stingverbUS /stɪŋ/
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading He shook himself as a mad bull does at the sting of the darts.
dependable
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
StubbsnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of this, he reached his knees, but the powerful brown men still clung.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It was just as useless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
at the time that
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
in or at the place that
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading _The Taste of Rope_ Stubbs was lying flat upon his chest staring anxiously down into the fissure where Wilson had disappeared when suddenly he felt a weight upon his back and another upon each of his outstretched arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In another minute he was thrown again, and in another, bound hand and foot with a stout grass rope.
