used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
on or to one side
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
lacking funds
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
didn't
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From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
exasperatingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
friedadjectiveUS /fraɪd/
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
hoppedverbUS /hɑːpt/
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
materializedverbUS /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/
past form of “materialize” — come into being; become reality
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
MedicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
a particular point in time
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
arrange in a container
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
psychiatricadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk/
relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
rashers
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From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
shoenounUS /ʃuː/
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
sleepwalkersnounUS /ˈsliːpwɔːkərz/
plural of “sleepwalker” — someone who walks about in their sleep
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
successive (without a break)
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A fried egg came floating up through the stone steps of the Medical Center and broke on my shoe.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
visitationnounUS /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
look attentively
From this reading According to my watch, it was time for the breakfast I didn't have that morning, so I waited a moment for the usual two rashers of bacon.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I wanted was a good night's sleep.
at the time that
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
in or at the place that
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What I got was visitation rights with the most exasperating pack of sleepwalkers in history.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When they materialized, I hopped aside to avoid them and went back into the building, where the elevator took me straight up to the psychiatric floor, without asking.
