used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
alchemynounUS /ˈælkəmi/
the way two individuals relate to each other
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
(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 She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
Carl
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From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
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 Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
DISGRACEverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
dreamlandnounUS /ˈdriːmlænd/
a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
Feliciani
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From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
haulverbUS /hɔːl/
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
Joubert
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From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
Joubert's
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From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
Lichtenberg
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From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
a course of conduct
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
cause to move by pulling
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
pursuingadjectiveUS /pərˈsuːɪŋ/
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She had changed all of a sudden, by the alchemy of dreamland, into little Carl.
the rays of the sun
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
tirednessnounUS /ˈtaɪərdnɪs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I FALL INTO DISGRACE I was dreaming of the Countess Feliciani.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading It was one of Joubert's pleasant ways of awakening a child from his sleep, to catch him by the foot and nearly haul him out of bed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
at the time that
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We were running together down the forest path in the woods of Lichtenberg, and the Stone Man was pursuing us, when a violent pull on my right leg awakened me, and Joubert and a burst of sunshine replaced dreamland and its shadows.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading Oh, the agony of having to get up, straight, without any preliminary stretching and yawning; to get up with that dead, blank tiredness of childhood hanging on one like a cloak--and get into a cold bath!
