used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
having companions or an escort
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
anew
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
Buenaventura
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From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
couldn't
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From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
Dolores
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From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
how
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From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
Jiggers
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From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
manufactureverbUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not very well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
go across or through
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that I couldn't get to sleep again.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Not very well.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading |THE next morning Webster waited until Dolores appeared and then accompanied her into the dining room for breakfast.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Jiggers bit me and woke me up, and finally I fell into a trance and had a vision--about you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, how did you pass your first night in Buenaventura?” she inquired, in the manufacture of breakfast conversation.
