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From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
aroused or activated
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
jarredverbUS /dʒɑːrd/
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
merchandisenounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
a human being
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
with low volume
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
rumblingnounUS /ˈrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The person awakened swore quietly to himself in Greek.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The noise of the heavy timber, stone, and merchandise wagons hastening out of the city before daybreak,[25] jarred the room, and made sleep almost impossible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very early in the morning.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading From the streets, far below, a dull rumbling was drifting in at the small, dim windows.
yawnedverbUS /jɔːnd/
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading On the couch, behind some faded curtains, a man turned and yawned, grunted and rubbed his eyes.
