used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She sat up, bewildered, the ticking watch at her ear.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading Sunshine from the southwest, and her watch briskly ticking at half-past three!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She sat up, bewildered, the ticking watch at her ear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
half-past
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From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or had it stopped?
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or had it stopped?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up, bewildered, the ticking watch at her ear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
not in physical motion
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Sunshine from the southwest, and her watch briskly ticking at half-past three!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading She sat up, bewildered, the ticking watch at her ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
hard to endure
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up, bewildered, the ticking watch at her ear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
look attentively
From this reading Her watch had stopped at half-past three.
at the time that
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winter sunlight was slanting into the room when she awakened, and for a while she lay still, trying to reconcile these beams from the southwest with any possible hour on a January morning.
