used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
(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 At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
Bande
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From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
Jacopo
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From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
held up in the air
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
Nere
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From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAVILION OF TREMOUILLE.
in other respects or ways
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
PAVILIONnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading THE PAVILION OF TREMOUILLE.
potionnounUS /ˈpoʊʃən/
a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
not in physical motion
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAVILION OF TREMOUILLE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
TREMOUILLE
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From this reading THE PAVILION OF TREMOUILLE.
hard to endure
From this reading At least, I felt so, as I lay still in my bed, all sense of fatigue gone, and trying to collect my thoughts.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was no fancy then, the voices of Jacopo and Bande Nere I heard and the sensation of being lifted and moved, which I experienced in the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke the next morning, my head was still dazed, but I was otherwise strong.
in or at the place that
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a little, I glanced round the chamber, which was not the room where I had taken the potion, but another and a larger apartment.
