used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
react verbally
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
Bertie
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From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
druggedadjectiveUS /drʌɡd/
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading His eyes had a heavy, drugged look.
Errol
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From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
divisible by two
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
exertionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃən/
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes had a heavy, drugged look.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His eyes had a heavy, drugged look.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading His eyes had a heavy, drugged look.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
languidlyadverb
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His eyes had a heavy, drugged look.
LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
morphianoun
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
not any; not one
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
and nothing more
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
puffverbUS /pʌf/
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
rain-washed
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From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sighed as he moved, as if even that slight exertion cost him some resolution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading They seemed more deeply sunken than usual, but there was no sleep in them, only the utter weariness that follows the sleep of morphia.
wide-flung
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From this reading AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
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 AN APPEAL AND ITS ANSWER A puff of rain-washed air wandered in through the wide-flung window, and Lucas Errol turned his head languidly upon the pillow to feel it on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the soft opening of the door a faint frown drew his forehead, but it turned to a smile as Bertie came forward with cautious tread.
