Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

anew

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

in addition

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

British choreographer (1906-1988)

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the act of closing something

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

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 Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

the first light of day

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

having the place or position changed

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

set up or found

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

destroyed or killed

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

and nothing more

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

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 A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

and nothing more

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

subject to death

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

held or filled or in use

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

on one occasion

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

a person, without saying who

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

a state of acute pain

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

in the direction of

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A CRY IN THE MORNING I was thoroughly tired out by my long day in the open, and I must have gone to sleep at once.

at the time that

From this reading I had just turned toward the bed again, when I heard from the room across the hall, the one occupied by Mr. Ashton, a sudden and terrible cry as of someone in mortal agony, followed by the sound of a heavy body falling upon the floor.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading I also fancied I heard the quick closing of a door or window, but of this I could not be sure.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Just before daybreak, however, I found myself suffering somewhat from the cold, and got up to close one of the windows, to shut off the draught.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It seemed to me that I was disturbed, during the night, by the sound of voices without my door, and the movements of people in the hallway, but I presume it was merely a dream.