used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
distressinglyadverbUS /dɪˈstresɪŋli/
unpleasantly
From this reading His head throbbed distressingly.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
FOULadjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
functioningadjectiveUS /ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/
performing or able to perform its regular function
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head throbbed distressingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head throbbed distressingly.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
and nothing more
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
a narrow way or road
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
participate in games or sport
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
Querulouslyadverb
in a peevish manner
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He drew the fingers of his outstretched hand along the nap of a rug and he knew he was on the floor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
throbbed
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From this reading His head throbbed distressingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
in or at the place that
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Then his mind cleared and he remembered that a woman's hand had been imprisoned in his just before his brain stopped functioning.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Querulously he wondered where he was and what had taken place.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading FOUL PLAY Lane came back painfully to a world of darkness.
