used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
in actual fact
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
(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 Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
have
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
deliciouslyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪʃəʃli/
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
drowsyadjectiveUS /ˈdraʊzi/
half asleep
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is very good.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
how
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From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very good.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
the state of being asleep
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very good.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Of course, a bear is not actually asleep for the greater part of the time, but in a deliciously drowsy condition that is halfway between sleeping and waking.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Of course, you lose all count and thought of time; days and weeks and months are all the same.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you any idea how frightfully stiff one is after nearly five months' consecutive sleep?
