aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
b'lieve
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
a youthful male person
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
emanating from God
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
don't
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From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
Hugh
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
I've
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
immediately past
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
SALEnounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
weighingnounUS /ˈweɪɪŋ/
careful consideration
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
