used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
(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 DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
DRIFTINGnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
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 struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
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From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
cut with a saw
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
a special situation
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
at the time that
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
