used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
(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 The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
in a state of sleep
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
Cobb's
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From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
How
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From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
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 How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
hurting
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The room was empty, not a soul in sight, and he lay in his bed, all alone.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
express in words
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was the same that he had entered the night before; of that he felt assured as he glanced around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For some time he lay half awake and half asleep, his thoughts running in a most confused channel.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How long he had lain there he could not tell, but he knew it must have been some time, for his bones felt sore, and he had a great desire to get up and stretch himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was streaming into Cobb's eyes; he was restless; he awoke.
