used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
(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 I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
for the reason that
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
blastsnounUS /blæsts/
plural of “blast” — a very long fly ball
From this reading I heard four blasts, because I counted them.
Bridgeboro
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From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading I heard four blasts, because I counted them.
don't
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From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I heard four blasts, because I counted them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard four blasts, because I counted them.
how
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From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
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 I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I guess it must have been the fire whistle that awakened me.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I heard four blasts, because I counted them.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to bed early that night because I was good and tired.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I don’t know how long I had been asleep, but all of a sudden I was wide awake listening to the fire whistle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would mean the fire was ’way down South Bridgeboro.
