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From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
next to; at the side of
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
clotheverbUS /kloʊð/
provide with clothes or put clothes on
From this reading Oh, who will clothe me?"
clothing in general
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
demanding attention
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
and nothing more
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
NovnounUS /noʊv/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading * * * * * Nov.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, who will clothe me?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
a person, without saying who
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading My coat and waistcoat looked just as if they had been _tried on_ by someone in the night.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
which person or people
From this reading Oh, who will clothe me?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh, who will clothe me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had horribly vivid dreams, too, in which someone covering his face with his hands kept coming close up to me, crying out as if in pain, "Where can I find covering?
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading 16.--This morning I woke to find my clothes scattered about the room, and a cane chair overturned beside the bed.
