used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
CorbettnounUS /ˈkɔːrbɪt/
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
didn't
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From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT THE WOLF FOUND.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
temporary military shelter
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
a boy or man
From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
minernounUS /ˈmaɪnər/
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
the light of the Moon
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
Rampike
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From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE WOLF FOUND.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE WOLF FOUND.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But I _felt_ you were coming, and now every nerve in my body is wide awake."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading WHAT THE WOLF FOUND.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading About midnight Rampike returned to his hut, and as the moonlight streamed through the doorway across the floor, Corbett rose without a word and joined the old miner outside.
but in spite of that
From this reading "No; and yet I slept like a top.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't need much waking, lad."
