aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He couldn't have said what he had been dreaming about.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
in a state of sleep
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't have said what he had been dreaming about.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
halfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He couldn't have said what he had been dreaming about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
hear with intention
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
ResemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
RicknounUS /rɪk/
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He couldn't have said what he had been dreaming about.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
shadowland
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From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
in or at or to some place
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
undefinedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd/
not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
vaguenessnounUS /ˈveɪɡnɪs/
unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was neither asleep nor awake, but in the shadowland somewhere between.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He couldn't have said what he had been dreaming about.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The Dangerous Resemblance Rick stirred, and whatever he had been dreaming faded into vagueness.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading And then, suddenly, he was wide awake, ears straining to listen.
but in spite of that
From this reading Something as yet undefined had brought him halfway toward awakening, but the influence was not powerful enough to bring his senses alert.
