used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
(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 felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
body'snounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
possessive form of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
depolarized
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From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
set up or found
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
frustrationnounUS /frəˈstreɪʃən/
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
gropedverbUS /ɡroʊpt/
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
neuronsnounUS /ˈnʊrɑːnz/
plural of “neuron” — a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
overloadedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərloʊdɪd/
loaded past capacity
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
paralysisnounUS /pərˈæləsəs/
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
hurting
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
stunner-bolt
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From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
teeth-chattering
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From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harris felt a teeth-chattering chill as he began to come awake.
unconsciousnessnounUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnɪs/
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Now he was waking, and the strength was ebbing slowly and painfully back into his muscles.
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 The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stunner-bolt had temporarily overloaded his motor neurons, and the body's escape from the frustration of paralysis was unconsciousness.
in or at the place that
From this reading He felt stiff and sore all over, and realized he had spent the night--where?-- He groped in his pockets.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The light of morning streamed in through a depolarized window on the left wall of the unfamiliar room in which he found himself.
