Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

later than; following

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

(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 Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

in a state of sleep

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

demanding attention

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

divisible by two

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

at a previous time

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

assemble or get together

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

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From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

apart from others

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

and nothing more

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

for more time

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

not any; not one

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

and nothing more

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

above and across; more than

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

Identical; not different.

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

only a very short time before

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

the season of growth

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

be standing; be upright

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

carry out

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading 'How can it be morning?' he thought; 'I've only just lain down.'

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

at the time that

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

during the time that

From this reading Slimak had never been so well off as he was that spring; money was flowing into his chest while he took his leisure and looked around him at all the new things.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

in a random manner

From this reading All the same he had to gather his bones together, when each one individually held to the bed; willy-nilly he had to get up.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Formerly, after a heavy day, he had thrown himself on his bed and had scarcely fallen asleep like a stone when his wife would pull the cover off him, crying: 'Get up, Josef; it is morning.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So hard was the resolution sometimes, that he even thought with pleasure of the eternal sleep, when his wife would no longer stand over him and urge: 'Get up, wash...you'll be late; they'll take it off your wages.'