used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
anew
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
anklesnounUS /ˈæŋkəlz/
plural of “ankle” — a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
set afire or burning
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
musiciansnounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
not in physical motion
From this reading He still lay on the floor of the musicians' gallery and the room below him was still lighted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
bound or secured closely
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Only a little time must have elapsed, for the room was still empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
trussedadjective
bound or secured closely
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And with the sight of that emptiness, questions poured in upon him.
valancenoun
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
From this reading He rolled over and again could look through the valance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
at the time that
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE EXPECTED COMPANY When he came to himself he was trussed up like a bundle, with arms and ankles tied too tight for comfort.
