used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
(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 Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading All except Yagna alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
Boryna
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From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
divisible by two
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
apart from; not including
From this reading All except Yagna alone.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
not any; not one
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
snoringnounUS /ˈsnɔːrɪŋ/
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
WeariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading Wearied though she was, she did not fall asleep.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Boryna family returned from church very late; and but a few minutes later, they were all in bed, snoring loud.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In its stead there came a sort of nightmare, and fell upon her, and crushed her with its weight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She turned on her pillow, she even threw the blanket over her head: it was of no avail; sleep would not come.
Yagna
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From this reading All except Yagna alone.
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