used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Was it a bad dream?
Billie
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From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
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 It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
the first light of day
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Was it a bad dream?
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
divisible by two
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
half-opened
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From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
incredulouslyadverb
in an incredulous manner
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
the possibility of future success
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
waked
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From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where were they?
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
at the time that
From this reading It was dawn when the two girls waked, a cold, gray dawn.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where were they?
which person or people
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
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 Through the half-opened window a wet fog poured into the room.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even without the burden of uneasiness on their souls, they would not have felt cheerful at the prospect; and now, leaning on one elbow, Billie, who was the first to come back to consciousness, stared at the shabby place incredulously.
