used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading She was hit awake, hit out of her brief delicious sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
exhale hard
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
of short duration or distance
From this reading She was hit awake, hit out of her brief delicious sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She was hit awake, hit out of her brief delicious sleep.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
Dremmel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Ingeborg was dumb.
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
a social unit living together
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
family'snounUS /ˈfæməliz/
possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
cause to move by striking
From this reading She was hit awake, hit out of her brief delicious sleep.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
Ingeborg
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ingeborg was dumb.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
kindlinessnoun
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She was hit awake, hit out of her brief delicious sleep.
spillverbUS /spɪl/
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her father's question was like a blow, shocking her back to consciousness.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
unpreparedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpriˈperd/
without preparation; not prepared for
From this reading Her family had not got a lap, but it had an entirely unprepared mind, and into that unprepared mind she had tumbled the name of Dremmel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ingeborg was dumb.
accept gladly
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The warm dream that all was well, that she was understood, that there was love and kindliness for her at home after all and welcome and encouragement, the warm feeling of stretching herself in her family's kind lap, confident that it would hold her up and not spill her out on to the floor, was gone in a flash.
