used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
AtlantanounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
(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 Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
bushyadjectiveUS /ˈbʊʃi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
cancernounUS /ˈkænsər/
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
an occurrence of something
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
developmentsnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənts/
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
diseasesnounUS /dɪˈziːzəz/
plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
Dr
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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
put on clothes
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
expertadjectiveUS /ˈekspərt/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
fumblingadjectiveUS /ˈfʌmbəlɪŋ/
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the act of departing
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
he's
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From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
HemingwaynounUS /ˈhemɪŋweɪ/
an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
I'd
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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
the act of departing
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
mought
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From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
purifiernounUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪər/
an apparatus for removing impurities
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
Putnam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
remediesnounUS /ˈremədiz/
plural of “remedy” — act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
resk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
make steady
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
strokedverbUS /stroʊkt/
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
carry out
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
at the time that
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
which person or people
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading Evans stroked his bushy beard wisely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Do about it?" he repeated, as he went back to his chair, leaving the patient to button her dress with stiff, fumbling fingers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A man who gives domestic remedies like mine is on safe ground when he’s treating ordinary diseases, but I reckon a medical board would decide that this was a case for a good, steady knife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I mought put you on a course of my blood purifier and wait developments, and, Sister Hemingway, if I was like the regular run of doctors, with their own discoveries on the market, I’d do it in the interest of science, but I’m not going to take the resk on my shoulders.
you'd
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From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now, I reckon you’d better get on the train and take a run down to Atlanta and put yourself under Dr. Putnam, who is noted far and wide as the best cancer expert in the land."
