used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
Connie
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From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
didn't
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
disconnectionnounUS /ˌdɪskəˈnekʃən/
state of being disconnected
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
jerkverbUS /dʒɜːrk/
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
jerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
roused to anger
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
restlessnessnounUS /ˈrestləsnəs/
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
in or at or to some place
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
spinenounUS /spaɪn/
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
up to a particular time
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
twitchverbUS /twɪtʃ/
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
twitchedverbUS /twɪtʃt/
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
at the time that
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
wombnounUS /wuːm/
a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
