used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
Conrad'snounUS /ˈkɑːnrædz/
possessive form of “conrad” — English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading Was it Conrad’s finger?
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Was it Conrad’s finger?
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
how
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From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
leechnounUS /liːtʃ/
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
shiveryadjective
cold enough to cause shivers
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
spongeverbUS /spʌndʒ/
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading Dr. Franks was sitting by me, holding a basin and a sponge.
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I put up my hand to dash it away, and caught a fine fat leech.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
at the time that
From this reading When I came back to my unlucky self, there was something shivery cold in the forehead wave of my hair.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I believe that my heart would have burst, if they had not cut my stays; and how I wished it had.
