used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
(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 "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
without deviation
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
extremitiesnounUS /ekˈstremətiz/
plural of “extremity” — an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
with resolute determination
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
as might be expected
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
continue talking
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
on the contrary
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
cut with a saw
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
Seaborough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Naturally, sir, naturally," said my uncle sharply.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Naturally, sir, naturally," said my uncle sharply.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Certainly, Colonel Seaborough," said the Doctor rather nervously, but he spoke firmly directly after.
carry out
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I thought it my duty first to ask you to come, as I naturally was most loth to proceed to extremities."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading And then, as my mother sank back into her seat, I saw Mrs Doctor take a seat by her side, whisper something, and my mother took her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Doctor Browne, if you please," said my uncle in his sharp, quick, military way, "we are all attention, and want to hear the truth of this miserable business before the boy himself."
