used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Hum! well, what do they say?
DouglassnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
Dr
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From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
hairpinnoun
a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
HumverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Hum! well, what do they say?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
of great significance or value
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
Louise
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From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
express in words
From this reading "Hum! well, what do they say?
in the near future
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "From Dr. Street, from Louise Douglass, and from--Mr. Campbell."
surgicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
carry out
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lloyd replaced the hairpin in her hair, answering:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hum! well, what do they say?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
precisely as stated
From this reading "Dr. Street asks me to take a very important surgical case as soon as I get through here, 'one of the most important and delicate, as well as one of the most interesting, operations in his professional experience.'
(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 "Hum! well, what do they say?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Hum! well, what do they say?
