used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
(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 great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
lacking funds
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
death-like
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From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
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 The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
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 She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
in motion
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
only a very short time before
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
not in physical motion
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first they thought her dead--but it was not death.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And so for days after it was--for weary miserable days and nights.
weighverbUS /weɪ/
have a certain weight
From this reading She awoke from that long, death-like swoon as morning broke--so near unto death that it seemed the turning of a hair might weigh down the scale.
a Caucasian
From this reading The great reaction after the great excitement had come, all consciousness left her, she lay white and still, scarcely moving, scarcely breathing.
