used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
buzzardnounUS /ˈbʌzərd/
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
determineverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmən/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
investigateverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪt/
investigate scientifically
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
and nothing more
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
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 Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
on one occasion
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
SENATORnounUS /ˈsenətər/
a member of a senate
From this reading THE SENATOR.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
having a supporting base
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENATOR.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
