Chapter XVII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

(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 Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

extreme mental distress

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Can better times have come at last?” he asked himself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

the act of waking

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

come together

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

immediately past

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

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 For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

something that is lost

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

on one occasion

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

plural of “proposal” — something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

do one's shopping

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

the act of killing yourself

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

United States writer (born in 1925)

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

at the time that

From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.