used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
anew
From this reading CLOUDS GATHER AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading CLOUDS GATHER AGAIN.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
having the place or position changed
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
set up or found
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
assemble or get together
From this reading CLOUDS GATHER AGAIN.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
of the present time and place
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
immediately past
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
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 It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
for more time
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
shrednounUS /ʃred/
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
the state of being asleep
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
with low volume
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
swoopedverbUS /swuːpt/
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again Ben Stone found himself confronted by a problem that demanded immediate solution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
waggingverbUS /ˈwæɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
at the time that
From this reading It disturbed his pillow long after Jerry, wearied to the extreme, was sleeping soundly; and when at last he slept it gave him troubled dreams.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little dog welcomed him with wagging tail as he crept softly out of bed that he might not disturb his sleeping brother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was first to waken in the morning, and, when he would have slept still longer, the great question swooped upon him and tore away the last shred of slumber.
