used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
cause to be bored
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
Carlounie
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From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
emanating from God
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
DR
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From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
droopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
set up or found
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
Gavin
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From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
become covered with mist
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
in the near future
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To one man the return from the gates of death is a progress of despair.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
searchingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading II THE SOUL OF DR WEDDERBURN To emerge from a great illness is sometimes dreadful, sometimes divine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I drooped and sank down by the fire in the mist.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then there came a singing in my ears, a beating of many drums in my brain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
Wedderburn
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From this reading My fever came upon me like a giant, and presently Gavin and Doctor Wedderburn, searching in the night, found me in a delirium, and bore me back to Carlounie.
