used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
arre
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From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
arristid
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From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
chestsnounUS /tʃests/
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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children's
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
divisible by two
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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the act of departing
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
heavinessnoun
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "One moment, Officer," a second voice interrupted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
a particular point in time
From this reading "One moment, Officer," a second voice interrupted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Move on, move on, move on."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "One moment, Officer," a second voice interrupted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One moment, Officer," a second voice interrupted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "One moment, Officer," a second voice interrupted.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
not in physical motion
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BAD DREAMS At first the children's view was entirely shut off by the size and heaviness of the things that were sitting on their chests.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had been completely taken by surprise and they had not even breath enough left to cry out, but lay still and listened to what was going on about them.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading This is what they heard: "Ye arre arristid in the name of the Law!" a gruff voice was saying.
