aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It gave me the strangest feeling,” said Tom, telling Henry Burns about it some time later.
male cat
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading Their eyes opened on unfamiliar objects and on strange surroundings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
(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 sun was well up, and the light was streaming into the tent.
at the time that
From this reading It was late the following morning when Tom and Bob awoke.
in or at the place that
From this reading “At first, before I was fully awake, I had forgotten where I was, and I thought I was back in our own tent upon the point.
