Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

later than; following

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

(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 I was to be left here all night.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Then something seemed to come over me.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

being one more than ten

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

and nothing more

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

immediately past

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.

according to the clock

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Then something seemed to come over me.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Then something seemed to come over me.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then something seemed to come over me.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.

a special situation

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A chilly breeze sprang up, my limbs began to get cold and shaky, and it seemed to me that I must just lie down and die.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was to be left here all night.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER “The painful hours went by, and I heard nine, ten, and eleven o’clock strike, and at last twelve.

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From this reading There weren’t so many passengers now.