why does the author use or drop the definite article before the word bed in sentences:
" we were still in bed" " you'd better go back to bed " " i sat at the foot of the bad"

Question

why does the author use or drop the definite article before the word bed in sentences: 
" we were still in bed" " you'd better go back to bed " " i sat at the foot of the bad"

Answer

"We were in bed" means that the speaker was in a bed - it could be any bed.
You had better go back to bed = You had better go back to sleep (in your bed).
In the third sentence, it is important to know which bed.
In the first two, "in bed" is a general term for being in a bed (any bed) and either resting or trying to sleep.

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