used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DAYLIGHT AT LAST.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How many hours George had been at work I had no idea.
the act of burning something
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
cannot
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From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading DAYLIGHT AT LAST.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
set up or found
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading How many hours George had been at work I had no idea.
How
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From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How many hours George had been at work I had no idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
informingnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
immediately past
From this reading DAYLIGHT AT LAST.
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 How many hours George had been at work I had no idea.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
not any; not one
From this reading How many hours George had been at work I had no idea.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
express in words
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seemed to be burning hot now; there was a singing in my head, and as I rose to my feet I staggered and almost fell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
at the time that
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading How that night passed, or whether it was night or day, I cannot say.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Worn out, I must have fallen asleep over my work; and when I awoke, George was shaking my arm and informing me that he had crawled through the hole and found the passage free on the other side.
