used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
distastefuladjectiveUS /dɪˈsteɪstfəl/
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
else
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From this reading He heard something else, however.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
figmentnounUS /ˈfɪɡmɪnt/
a contrived or fantastic idea
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
half-awake
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From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He heard something else, however.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
immediately past
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
held up in the air
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
the force of workers available
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
Ned
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From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
not any; not one
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
Osgood
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From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He heard something else, however.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fully awake at last, he lifted his head from the pillow and listened; but, hearing it no more, he decided that it must have been a figment of his distasteful dreams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading In the midst of troublesome dreams, Ned Osgood, half-awake, fancied he heard hail beating against the windows of his sitting room.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Far away the voices of men were calling, but as he listened and wondered, the sounds grew more distant, became fainter, and died away.
