used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
anew
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
clothing in general
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
dreamlessly
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From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
Gimblet
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From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
Higgs
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From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
and nothing more
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
immediately past
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
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 It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
not any; not one
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
and nothing more
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
snoozenounUS /snuːz/
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
tiringadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading He had had a long and tiring day, full of strain and excitement, and his head was no sooner on the pillow than he slept soundly and dreamlessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When he had finished and gone away, the detective turned over again for another snooze; but in a minute Higgs was back again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
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 seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
at the time that
From this reading It was long past one when at last Gimblet got to bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to him that he had only just shut his eyes when Higgs awoke him the next morning by coming in with his hot water.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading He rolled over yawning and rubbing his eyes, as his servant pulled up the blinds and laid ready his clothes.
