aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
anew
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
CHINESEnounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
clean-up
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
Mundon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
reviewedverbUS /riˈvjuːd/
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
the state of being asleep
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
speculatingverbUS /ˈspekjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Suddenly he sat bolt upright, every faculty alert.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Then the outlines of the rough walls of the room and the regular breathing of Mundon recalled him to his surroundings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS CHINESE On the night following the first clean-up, Ben was awakened about midnight.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had been sleeping so heavily that for some minutes after awakening he did not realize where he was.
wide-awakeadjective
fully awake
From this reading He was too wide-awake to sleep again, and he reviewed the events of the day, and then fell to speculating upon the plans for the morrow.
