Chapter XII

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

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

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

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

the lower side of anything

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was another door at the far end that people sometimes came in by.

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

From this reading There was another door at the far end that people sometimes came in by.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

the act of departing

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

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

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

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 If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

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 The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

the force of workers available

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

and nothing more

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There was another door at the far end that people sometimes came in by.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

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

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

located on or directed toward the right

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

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

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

a particular situation

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading There was another door at the far end that people sometimes came in by.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

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

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was another door at the far end that people sometimes came in by.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

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

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The row of beds that mine was in faced the windows and another row, under the windows, faced the wall.

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

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

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

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The room was long with windows on the right-hand side and a door at the far end that went into the dressing room.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If any one were going to die they put a screen around the bed so you could not see them die, but only the shoes and puttees of doctors and men nurses showed under the bottom of the screen and sometimes at the end there would be whispering.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you lay on your left side you could see the dressing room door.