used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
the act of burning something
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
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 What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
and nothing more
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
sluggishlyadverbUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/
in a sluggish manner
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
summoningnounUS /ˈsʌmənɪŋ/
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
unendurableadjective
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
vacantlyadverb
in a vacant manner
From this reading I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blinds were shut; lights were burning on the table; and in the great stillness of the chamber, I heard only the ticking of the clock.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened to me during a long time, I do not remember, nor do I know.
at the time that
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father was sitting near me in an armchair, with his head bent back, pale, and with closed eyes.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When I woke, I was lying on my back in a chamber and on my father's bed.
