Chapter XXXIX

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

From this reading SOMETHING LIKE A LEGACY.

any specific behavior

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

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

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

on or to one side

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

lacking energy or vitality

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

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

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

an occurrence of something

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

put or send forth

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

well in the past; former

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

a farewell remark

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

(law) a gift of personal property by will

From this reading SOMETHING LIKE A LEGACY.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading SOMETHING LIKE A LEGACY.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

on one occasion

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

loss of the ability to move a body part

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

plural of “practitioner” — someone who practices a learned profession

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

past form of “praise” — express approval of

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

the characteristic of doing things without delay

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

on the contrary

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

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From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

term of address for a man

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading SOMETHING LIKE A LEGACY.

in the near future

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

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

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

in or at that place or location

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

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

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.

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

From this reading A grand physician being called from London, pronounced that Sir Roland’s case was one of asthenic apoplexy, rather than of pure paralysis.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

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

From this reading If there were any weight on the mind, it must be cast aside at once, as soon as the mind should have sense of it.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For this a little effort might be allowed, “such as the making of a will, or so forth, or good-bye to children; for on the first return of sense, some activity was good for it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He gave the proper directions, praised the local practitioners, hoped for the best, took his fifty guineas with promptitude, and departed.