used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
bandagedadjectiveUS /ˈbændədʒd/
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
dizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
set up or found
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
groaningverbUS /ˈɡroʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
intense and profound fear
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
immediately past
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
stupornounUS /ˈstuːpər/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
a shaky motion
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading Hours afterwards Oliver came to himself, and found his left arm rudely bandaged hung useless at his side.
precisely as stated
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Then a creeping stupor came over him, warning him that if he lay there he must surely die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He was so weak that he could scarcely move.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So he got upon his feet, and stumbling on, dizzy and half unconscious, drew near to the very house which caused him to shudder with horror at the memory of last night's dreadful scene.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trembling from cold and exhaustion he made an effort to stand upright, but fell back, groaning with pain.
