used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
(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 When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
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 Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
lacking funds
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
Dan
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From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
and nothing more
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
muddledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdəld/
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
RAVINEnounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
only a very short time before
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAVE IN THE RAVINE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then slowly the realisation of the events just passed dawned upon his muddled brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The sun had set over the timber in the west, and scarcely a sound broke the stillness of the night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading When Dan came to his senses all was dark around him.
in or at the place that
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading For several minutes the youth could not imagine where he was or what had happened.
