used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading My head ached, and my brain reeled.
anew
From this reading Gradually I recovered, and again sat up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
any thing at all
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading My head ached, and my brain reeled.
placed in a grave
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
set up or found
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually I recovered, and again sat up.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
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 head ached, and my brain reeled.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
a particular point in time
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Gradually I recovered, and again sat up.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading My head ached, and my brain reeled.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
stupornounUS /ˈstuːpər/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sat up for a moment to collect my senses, but the effort was too painful, I fell back, and remained in a state of half stupor.
at the time that
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
in or at the place that
From this reading When my recollection returned I found myself in the dark, but where, I knew not.
but in spite of that
From this reading Under ground but not yet dead and buried--The prospect anything but pleasant.
