the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He’s coming around now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Some one moistened his lips and his tongue felt better.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “He’s coming around now.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He tried to talk, but some one cut him short.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
He's
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From this reading “He’s coming around now.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
heavy-lidded
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From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
how
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From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
and nothing more
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
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 Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Some one moistened his lips and his tongue felt better.
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 Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
moistenedverbUS /ˈmɔɪsənd/
past form of “moisten” — make moist
From this reading Some one moistened his lips and his tongue felt better.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “He’s coming around now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
poundedverbUS /ˈpaʊndɪd/
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading His head pounded painfully and it was difficult for him to lift his heavy-lidded eyes.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He tried to talk, but some one cut him short.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He tried to talk, but some one cut him short.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Some one moistened his lips and his tongue felt better.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to talk, but some one cut him short.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob never knew just how long he was unconscious, but it must have been at least half an hour before his mind started to clear and he felt some one shaking his shoulders.
