used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was the pond, to be sure, but was it the same pond?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
EVA'S
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From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
How
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From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
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 _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
and nothing more
From this reading It might only have been for a few minutes; it might have been for hours.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading There was the pond, to be sure, but was it the same pond?
Identical; not different.
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There was the pond, to be sure, but was it the same pond?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _EVA’S FIRST ADVENTURE._ How long she lay there asleep the child did not know.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
at the time that
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The place seemed the same, yet not the same,--as though some wonderful change had come over it during her sleep.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, when she did awake, and think it was time for her to go home, she did not understand where she could be.
