used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
charnounUS /tʃɑːr/
a charred substance
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
cindersnounUS /ˈsɪndərz/
plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
drunkennessnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkənnəs/
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading There was no more drunkenness in him.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
fretfullyadverb
in a fretful manner
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
gropingadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no more drunkenness in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was no more drunkenness in him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
MULDOON
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From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no more drunkenness in him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
with low volume
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no more drunkenness in him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw his arm fretfully across his face to keep off the glare and lay quietly on the shabby bed, groping back into the night and into the hours of the preceding day in a terrible effort to remember.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The shock of what they had told him had banished that.
white-hotadjective
intensely zealous or fervid
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
Wint
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From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading MULDOON The sun woke Wint in the morning; and the awakening was cruel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Level, white-hot rays burned through his eyelids as though they would char to cinders his aching eyes.
