used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Tresslyn pulled through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
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 He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
Lutie
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From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading George Tresslyn pulled through.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
express in words
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He saw Lutie sitting at his bedside and he knew that it must be a dream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading George Tresslyn pulled through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
Tresslyn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Tresslyn pulled through.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That is to say, he wanted to die up to a certain point and then he very much wanted to live.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Coming out of his delirium one day he made a most incredible discovery, and at that very instant entered upon a dream that was never to end.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a very sick man, and he wanted to die.
