used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
anew
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
(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 There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
awakenverbUS /əˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
Chalmers
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From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
dreamlessly
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From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
a long fixed look
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
to a considerable degree
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
located inward
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
immediately past
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
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 There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
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 For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
MESAnounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
reelingverbUS /ˈriːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
a special situation
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the inner end of this recess he stumbled and fell over a fragment of rock.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
unwittinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪtɪŋli/
without knowledge or intention
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There he lay through the long night in what was, to all appearance, his last sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
a Caucasian
From this reading IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WHITE MESA.
which person or people
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For many hours Todd Chalmers slept heavily and dreamlessly, like one who will never again awaken.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had wandered blindly with reeling steps for some time after losing a consciousness of his surroundings, and had thus unwittingly penetrated a deep cleft of the great white wall that was the last thing upon which his despairing gaze had rested.
