used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A POSTPONEMENT.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
(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 But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
baffleverbUS /ˈbæfəl/
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
(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 Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
Churchill'snounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪlz/
possessive form of “churchill” — English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the act of departing
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
go away from a place
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The marquis had not lost his reason, but his memory.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The marquis had not lost his reason, but his memory.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
and nothing more
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
POSTPONEMENTnounUS /poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/
time during which some action is awaited
From this reading A POSTPONEMENT.
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The marquis had not lost his reason, but his memory.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
SpensernounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
Stoyle
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From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
carry out
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In ten days from Spenser Churchill’s departure, his lordship rallied, and, to the surprise of every one, including the doctors, regained sufficient strength to enable him to leave his bed.
tenaciouslyadverbUS /təˈneɪʃəsli/
with obstinate determination
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some men take a great deal of killing; the Marquis of Stoyle ought, according to medical rules and poetical justice, to have died out of hand; but he clung to life tenaciously, and not only refused to die, but got better!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But a great change had taken place; one of those extraordinary changes which baffle medical science and set all its knowledge at naught.
