used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
EarthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
entombedverbUS /enˈtuːmd/
past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
set up or found
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
How
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From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
Joe
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From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
LABENSTEIN
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From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
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 THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
in motion
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
not any; not one
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading THE END OF LABENSTEIN How long they lay entombed in the German tunnel the moving picture boys did not know.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading They must have been unconscious for some time.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
volcanonounUS /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/
a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
From this reading Telling about it later, he said he dreamed that he had been taking views in Earthquake Land and that, somehow or other, a volcano had fallen on his chest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe was the first to regain his senses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading He had difficulty in breathing, and no wonder, for as he came to his senses he found that a great rock and a pile of earth were across him.
