used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
carelessnessnounUS /ˈkerləsnəs/
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
Deborah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
DELIVERANCEnounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
doubtlesslyadverb
without doubt; certainly
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
any strong feeling
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
come to pass
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
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 curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
and nothing more
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
repressedadjectiveUS /riˈprest/
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
shortenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtənd/
cut short
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
tanner's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
the act of testing something
From this reading THE DAY OF TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE.
unclosed
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From this reading The curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His first feeling was one of anger and impatience at the carelessness of Deborah, which had thus shortened his only time of forgetfulness; but Percy repressed the angry emotion, and, raising himself a little on his bed, gazed forth on the scene before him.
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 curtains of his window had been left unclosed, and the light had doubtlessly awoke him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AFTER a night of broken, uneasy sleep, poor Percy awoke at daybreak with a terrible consciousness that something dreadful was about to happen.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading It was not on the tanner's yard that he looked, though he knew that it lay beneath.
