used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
anew
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
the first light of day
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
divisible by two
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The feeling pulsed and throbbed slowly and painfully.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
not accessible to view
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
mid-summer
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From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading The feeling pulsed and throbbed slowly and painfully.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
pulsedverbUS /pʌlst/
past form of “pulse” — expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
From this reading The feeling pulsed and throbbed slowly and painfully.
queasinessnounUS /ˈkwiːzinəs/
a mild state of nausea
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The feeling pulsed and throbbed slowly and painfully.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Ken spent an almost sleepless night.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
sweatingnounUS /ˈswetɪŋ/
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
throbbed
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From this reading The feeling pulsed and throbbed slowly and painfully.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
a just detectable amount
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
undefinableadjective
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading There was a queasiness in his stomach, too, a slow undefinable pressure on some hidden nerve he had never known he possessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tossed for long hours and dozed finally, but he awoke again before there was even a trace of dawn in the sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although the night was cool he was sweating as if it were mid-summer.
