used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We could see the sky above.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
set up or found
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
in a free manner
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
the act of departing
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
plural of “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 The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
located inward
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
on one occasion
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
puffverbUS /pʌf/
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The wind was rising.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We could see the sky above.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We could see the sky above.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
not in physical motion
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then there came for the first time a faint puff of air, followed by another less faint.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The smoke rolled in its thick, choking fumes, but by crouching low to the ground we could still find air; but what air there was we knew was going: our senses were going, our heads grew hot, and our brain was throbbing as though to burst.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was rising.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Once within the inner wall, we found we could breathe more freely.
