used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
a small worthless amount
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
and nothing more
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
immediately past
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
ministered
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From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
SnowflakenounUS /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/
a crystal of snow
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
not in physical motion
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
TaronounUS /ˈteroʊ/
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was in the midst of a fever dream--a nightmare.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He felt rested and at peace at last; but, alas! just as he was slipping into happy oblivion a dark form loomed up beside his sister, bent over, and clutched at her.
precisely as stated
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He thought his little sister, Snowflake, knelt by his bedside and soothed and ministered to his wants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
a Caucasian
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading She struggled wildly at first, then weakly; finally her struggles ceased, and she lay very still and white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it was with Taro as Jack had thought.
