adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
DARKnounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DARK.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
FIGHTverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DARK.
firmlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrmli/
with resolute determination
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DARK.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
nauseanounUS /ˈnɔːziə/
the state that precedes vomiting
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/
lacking sensation
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DARK.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
unrealitynounUS /ˌʌnriˈæləti/
the quality possessed by something that is unreal
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only my brain was alive; my entire body was numb and as though paralyzed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then I tried to move my arms, and found that my hands and feet were firmly bound.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Still darkness and silence, for all my senses told me I might have been still in the spot where I had fallen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I returned to consciousness with a sickening sensation of nausea and unreality.
