used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
Belleville
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From this reading Belleville was pinching my shoulder.
bilious-looking
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From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
black-visaged
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From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
ChatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
didn't
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From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "You were wakeful enough then.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
MurderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Belleville was pinching my shoulder.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
pinchingverbUS /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “pinch” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Belleville was pinching my shoulder.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
puffyadjectiveUS /ˈpʌfi/
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Belleville was pinching my shoulder.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You were wakeful enough then.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
underhungadjective
supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above
From this reading His black-visaged face was curiously bilious-looking, and puffy purple hollows underhung his eyes.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading "You were wakeful enough then.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belleville was pinching my shoulder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were wakeful enough then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Pleasant Chat With a Murderer I awoke so much refreshed and free from pain that I must have slept for many hours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't sleep thus on the banks of the Nile," he muttered, with a sick man's frown.
