used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
any thing at all
From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
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(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be pain, the Doctor had said.
Bowren
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From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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at any time
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
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inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
highest in quality
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
hyponounUS /ˈhaɪpoʊ/
a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
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 But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
the force of workers available
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
objectiveadjectiveUS /əbˈdʒektɪv/
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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have ownership or possession of
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a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There would be pain, the Doctor had said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There would be pain, the Doctor had said.
transport commercially
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
Sidenote
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be pain, the Doctor had said.
a special situation
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was a devil of a thing, Bowren thought, not to be aware of the greatest adventure any man ever had.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
at the time that
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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won't
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From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."
showing curiosity
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
everything that exists anywhere
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But was it?_] After the Doctor gave him the hypo and left the ship, Bowren lay in absolute darkness wondering when the change would start.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you won't be aware of anything--anything at all."