Chapter VII

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

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

experiencing a sudden sense of danger

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

(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 Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

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

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

confined by bonds

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

close interaction

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

slightly wet

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

set up or found

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

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

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

as a matter of instinct

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

staying power

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

a large indefinite number

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

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From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

be standing; be upright

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

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

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

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

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading He tried to stand, but found he was too tottery on his legs.

up to a particular time

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

directed up

From this reading LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN Roger seemed to be sinking down into some dark pit, falling lower and lower, until he appeared to strike against something and bound upward.

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

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

at the time that

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.

during the time that

From this reading Then, with a suddenness that startled him, he came to his senses and found himself sitting at the side of the road, in the damp grass, while all around was pitchy blackness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A myriad of stars danced before his eyes, and, as he thus floated upward, he instinctively put up his hands to avoid contact with whatever might be above him.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading He rubbed his eyes and the back of his head, and he was somewhat alarmed when his hand came away wet with blood from a slight wound.