used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been drugged.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
clawnounUS /klɔː/
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
dizzilyadverb
in a giddy light-headed manner
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
druggedadjectiveUS /drʌɡd/
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading He had been drugged.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
at any time
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
fingernailnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl/
the nail at the end of a finger
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
grey-whiteadjective
of white tinged with grey
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
To recall to mind.
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
not in physical motion
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
hard to endure
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
weird-looking
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
