used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
travel across or pass over
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
injuriesnounUS /ˈɪndʒəriz/
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
RutherfordnounUS /ˈrʌθərfərd/
a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
scaldsnounUS /skɔːldz/
plural of “scald” — a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
not in physical motion
From this reading TROUBLE STILL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE STILL.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
