used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
anew
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
bandiedverbUS /ˈbændid/
inflected form of “bandy” — toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
cacklingverbUS /ˈkækəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “cackle” — talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
environmentsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts/
plural of “environment” — the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
divisible by two
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
Francisco
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From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
Fred
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From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
fulfillingverbUS /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
functionnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
homingadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/
orienting or directing homeward or to a destination
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
junkman
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From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
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 Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
not any; not one
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
on one occasion
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
populatedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjəleɪtɪd/
furnished with inhabitants
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
move upward
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
San
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From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
shiftsnounUS /ʃɪfts/
plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
shrillyadverb
in a shrill voice
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
smotheredadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərd/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
Starratt
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From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading Outside he could hear the genial noises of a thickly populated lane--shrilly cried bits of neighborhood gossip bandied from doorstep to doorstep ... the laughter of children ... the call of a junkman ... even a smothered cackling from some captive hen fulfilling its joyful function in spite of restraint.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
hard to endure
From this reading He did not rise at once, but he lay there thinking, trying to force the realization that he was again in San Francisco...
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Consciousness brought no confusion ... he was beginning to grow accustomed to sudden shifts in fortune and strange environments had long since ceased to be a waking novelty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
at the time that
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading When Fred Starratt awoke a noonday sun was flooding in at the single window.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered dimly at the power of the homing instinct that had driven him back.
