used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
(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 He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
analyseverb
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
CantyadjectiveUS /ˈkænti/
lively and brisk
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, joy! vanish, sorrow!
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho, Nan!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Come, joy! vanish, sorrow!
immediately past
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Ho, Nan!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
Identical; not different.
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Come, joy! vanish, sorrow!
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Now God be thanked, I am indeed awake at last!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
male cat
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark.
hard to endure
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Come, joy! vanish, sorrow!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He lay silent a few moments, trying to analyse his confused thoughts and impressions, and get some sort of meaning out of them; then suddenly he burst out in a rapturous but guarded voice-- "I see it all, I see it all!
