used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
(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 So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
AMUCKadverbUS /əˈmʌk/
wildly; without self-control
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
bolsteredverbUS /ˈboʊlstərd/
past form of “bolster” — support and strengthen
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
a boy or man
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
a young female
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
and nothing more
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
middle-age
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From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
needingverbUS /ˈniːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
not any; not one
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
PARKINS
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an amount of time
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Just approaching the middle-age period, sleep meant nothing to a man of his bulk.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
carry out
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So on this night of all nights the big fellow bolstered himself and concentrated his thoughts on the girl of his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
having come into contact
From this reading He could fall into slumber as his head touched the pillow, and six hours later roll out for the day.
Updyke
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From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PARKINS RUNS AMUCK Fortunately Henry Updyke was no slave to his nerves.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was glad that she had a mind of her own, and, on the other hand, could take advice--yet needing little.
