used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
have
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
bubbleverbUS /ˈbʌbəl/
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
psychological suffering
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
graphicallyadverbUS /ˈɡræfɪkli/
in a diagrammatic manner
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
Lashcairn
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From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
immediately past
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
engage in
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
Marcella
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From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
in or at or to some place
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
be standing; be upright
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
summonverbUS /ˈsʌmən/
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading But the weight would go on, and somehow from somewhere she would summon strength to bear it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
precisely as stated
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading It choked him so that he could not lie down; it weakened him so that he could not stand up.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The "last lap" was not a very long one; it grew in distress as the days went on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading The worn-out heart that the Edinburgh doctor had graphically described as a frail glass bubble, in his attempt to make Andrew Lashcairn nurse his weakness, played cruel tricks with its owner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would gasp and struggle out of bed, leaning on Marcella so heavily that she felt she could not bear his weight for more than another instant.
