used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
didn't
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From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
opinion or judgment
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
set up or found
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
brought together in one place
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
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 A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
a small worthless amount
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
MoseyverbUS /ˈmoʊzi/
walk leisurely
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
move upward
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
trickledverbUS /ˈtrɪkəld/
past form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A thin stream of blood trickled down his neck, and putting up his hand he felt a large lump under the hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, thank God, he didn’t kill me."
at the time that
From this reading It was some time before he felt any desire to rise, and when he finally did so, he found himself weaker than he had anticipated.
which person or people
From this reading "It must have been Mosey who struck me," was his first thought as he gathered his scattered faculties together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTO THE RIVER Slowly and painfully, with a dull ache in his head, and an uncertain look in his eyes, Jack returned to his senses.
