adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
AIRnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
anxiouslyadverbUS /ˈæŋkʃəsli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tom saw this, and called through his telephone:
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
driftsnounUS /drɪfts/
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
electricaladjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪkəl/
relating to or concerned with electricity
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
GASPINGverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
loosenverbUS /ˈluːsən/
make loose or looser
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
Ned
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From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
ropenounUS /roʊp/
a strong line
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
starfishnounUS /ˈstɑːrfɪʃ/
echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
submarinenounUS /ˈsʌbməriːn/
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Tom saw this, and called through his telephone:
tenselyadverbUS /ˈtensli/
in a tense manner
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
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 giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tom saw this, and called through his telephone:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GASPING FOR AIR For an instant after the electrical charge had been fired nothing seem to happen.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading Another floated upward, as a strand of rope idly drifts in the current.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Then, as the powerful current made itself felt, those watching saw one of the arms slowly loosen its grip.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The giant starfish still enveloped Ned Newton in its grip, while Tom and his two companions stood tensely waiting and those in the submarine looked anxiously out through the thick glass windows.
