used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
(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 A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
opinion or judgment
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
FALCON'S
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From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
set up or found
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
coins made of gold
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
groovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
Hsiao
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From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
Kee
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From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
Meng
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From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
muleteernoun
a worker who drives mules
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
only a very short time before
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
TrentnounUS /trent/
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading FALCON'S NEST It seemed to Trent that he had scarcely closed his eyes before a touch awakened him.
unresistingly
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From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
vampirenounUS /ˈvæmpaɪr/
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was nearly nine o'clock, and a few minutes later when he went below he found Kee Meng bending over a fire, boiling water for his tea.
at the time that
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When he rose he felt stiff and empty of vitality; the vampire of utter exhaustion had drained him while he slept.
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 Sunlight floated through the window in a cloud of gold, and Hsiao, the muleteer, stood beside his cot.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A groove was worn into his brain, a groove into which all thoughts fell unresistingly.
