used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
anew
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
(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 * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared to him a necessity to do so.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
bloodshotadjective
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading It appeared to him a necessity to do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
on one occasion
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
prickingnoun
the act of puncturing with a small point
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It appeared to him a necessity to do so.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
thicknessnounUS /ˈθɪknəs/
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
unbearableadjectiveUS /ənˈberəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading There followed a sound of floods; then a sense of sudden coolness, and he opened his eyes once more, and became aware of unbearable pain in arms and feet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * For a minute or two it was all that he could do to hold himself in consciousness.
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 I "Water," said a sharp voice, pricking through the enormous thickness of the bloodshot dark that had come down on him.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again the whirling dark, striped with blood colour, fell on him like a blanket; again the sound of waters falling and the sense of coolness, and again he opened his eyes.
