used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
airlessadjectiveUS /ˈerləs/
lacking fresh air
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
Allport
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From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
ArrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
depictedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɪktəd/
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
dream-disturbed
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From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
time without end
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
a long fixed look
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
gazesnounUS /ˈɡeɪzəz/
plural of “gaze” — a long fixed look
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
greetsverbUS /ɡriːts/
third-person singular of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
intermittentlyadverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli/
in an intermittent manner
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
Janet
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From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
monstrositynounUS /mɑːnˈstrɑːsəti/
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
pleasurableadjectiveUS /ˈpleʒərəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If the day had seemed long, those few hours of dream-disturbed sleep were like a slice of eternity itself.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
unthinkableadjectiveUS /ənˈθɪŋkəbəl/
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading What unthinkable monstrosity might he not see depicted!
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But were little Allport to gaze into a distorted mirror, what then!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Janet Arrives on the Scene A beauty gazes with a smile of pleasurable anticipation into some distorted mirror, to start back in horror from the grinning image that greets her so unexpectedly.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading And so it was with my dreams and the way they reflected my already gruesome waking thoughts as I dreamed and woke intermittently through what remained of that hot, airless night.
