used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
rid of obstructions
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
Eusebe
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From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
immediately past
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
in the near future
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At a late hour, a noise in the street awoke him.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day at last dawned; but Eusebe, pale and his eyes sunken, slept soundly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, it was not a dream,” said he.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the incidents of the previous evening, and the sleepless hours of the night, were soon clear to his recollection.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading He rose up, and, looking wildly around the room, thought he had been dreaming.
