afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
(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 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
can't
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From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
opinion or judgment
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
I'm
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From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
JACK'SnounUS /dʒæks/
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
Pedro
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From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
RANCHnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
ravenousadjectiveUS /ˈrævənəs/
extremely hungry
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
term of address for a man
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
a person, without saying who
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
having a supporting base
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
moving very fast
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Jack felt someone shaking him gently, and murmured drowsily, 'I'm so sleepy, Pedro.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
precisely as stated
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading JACK'S VISIT AT SWIFT CREEK RANCH.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Jack woke up thoroughly at the sight of him, and remembering where he must be, jumped up, exclaiming, 'Am I very late, sir?'
but in spite of that
From this reading It can't be time to get up yet;' and then he opened his eyes to find Mr. Stuart standing by the sofa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'No, my boy; but we have all finished breakfast, and as I felt sure you must be ravenous after your long fast, I thought it wiser to wake you up.
