used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
(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 All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
the lower side of anything
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
cannot
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From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
diminishingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
flickeringadjectiveUS /ˈflɪkərɪŋ/
shining unsteadily
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
not any; not one
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
be seated
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
undressedadjectiveUS /ənˈdrest/
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
plural of “wall” — 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 I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it but to go to bed, and I undressed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I lay a while gazing into the darkness, this dense mass of gloom that had no bottom--my thoughts could not fathom it.
a Caucasian
From this reading I sit in the deepest darkness; I cannot see my hand, nor the white walls--nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All at once out goes the gas with a strange suddenness, without diminishing or flickering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I was not tired from want of sleep, and it would not come to me.
