used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
bombnounUS /bɑːm/
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
deafenedadjective
caused to hear poorly or not at all
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
dizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was puzzling.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
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 Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
immediately past
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
for more time
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
not any; not one
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
puzzlingadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəlɪŋ/
not clear to the understanding
From this reading Everything was puzzling.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
reviveverbUS /rɪˈvaɪv/
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading NO LONGER A KING The force of the bomb must have been tremendous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe it was hours before I regained consciousness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
at the time that
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
in or at the place that
From this reading Finally I remembered something of what had happened and knew where I was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When at last I did revive, I was dizzy and deafened, the world about me was black, a storm was raging in the heavens and the boat was heaving with a great commotion.
