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From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
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 Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
discloseverbUS /dɪˈskloʊz/
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading What would the opening of that door disclose?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
gaspsnounUS /ɡæsps/
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
InstinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
knobnounUS /nɑːb/
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
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 I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
O'Leary
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From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading What would the opening of that door disclose?
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
To recall to mind.
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What would the opening of that door disclose?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
a special situation
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading O’Leary Tells a Story The next thing I remember is finding myself at the door of Room 18, my fingers on the door knob, my breath coming in gasps and my heart literally in my throat.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a long, shuddering breath, pushed open the door and took a few steps forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Intense blackness met my eyes, but through it I heard scraping sounds and heavy breathing and the impact of flesh against flesh, and the indescribable sounds of two bodies struggling together.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Instinctively I stepped inside the room, closed the door behind me, and felt along the wall for the electric button.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would the opening of that door disclose?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would the opening of that door disclose?
