7
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From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
cause to be bored
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
clothing in general
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
Cossey
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From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
despatched
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From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
HAROLD
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From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
ten 10s
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
set down according to a plan
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
a form of address for a man
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
information about recent and important events
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
not any; not one
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
and nothing more
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
pelletsnounUS /ˈpeləts/
plural of “pellet” — a small sphere
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
QuestnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
riddledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdəld/
(often followed by “with”) damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
precisely, exactly
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
express in words
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
try to get or reach
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
senselessadjectiveUS /ˈsensləs/
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading As it was, the point of the shoulder was riddled, and so to a somewhat smaller extent was the back of his neck and the region of the right ear.
in the near future
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
staunching
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From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
in the direction of
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading HAROLD TAKES THE NEWS Mr. Quest and Harold bore the bleeding man—whether he was senseless or dead they knew not—into the house and laid him on the sofa.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Had he received the whole charge he must, at that distance, have been instantly killed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then, having despatched a servant to seek a second doctor in case the one already gone for was out, they set to work to cut the clothes from his neck and arm, and do what they could, and that was little enough, towards staunching the bleeding.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It soon, however, became evident that Cossey had only got the outside portion of the charge of No. 7 that is to say, he had been struck by about a hundred pellets of the three or four hundred which would go to the ordinary ounce and an eighth.
