andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
appreciablyadverbUS /əˈpriːʃəbli/
to a noticeable degree
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
healthnounUS /helθ/
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
helplessadjectiveUS /ˈhelpləs/
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
roundsnounUS /raʊndz/
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
Sheldon
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From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading He began his rounds looking for trouble.
unfavourableadjective
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
weakeradjectiveUS /ˈwiːkər/
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That he was appreciably weaker there was no doubt, and there were other symptoms that were unfavourable.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading In the morning David Sheldon decided that he was worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In full health, the strained situation would have been serious enough; but as it was, himself growing helpless, something had to be done.
