used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
(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 I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
at any time
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
provoking horror
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
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 Then I knew.
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 I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
racketers
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From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
in or at or to some place
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
not in physical motion
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I knew.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
unintelligibleadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was the sound of many voices shouting unintelligible things, when suddenly above the roar one voice shrieked out "Fire!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I remember dreaming that we had left the door open, and all the tobacco smoke from below had floated up into the room and was choking me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
at the time that
From this reading When I first awoke I thought that the racketers were still at it below, for from somewhere there came a horrible din.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke up with the strangest feeling I have ever had in my life.
