used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
ammoniatedadjective
combined or treated with ammonia
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
Aurelle
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From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
BABELnounUS /ˈbæbəl/
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
barques
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From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
boilin
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From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
Brommit
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From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
cinnamonnounUS /ˈsɪnəmən/
aromatic bark used as a spice
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
DesnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
disais-je
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From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
disais-tu
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From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
Dr
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From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
drugverbUS /drʌɡ/
administer a drug to
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
Estrees
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From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
Giraudouxnoun
French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944)
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
influenzanounUS /ˌɪnfluːˈenzə/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
a large number or amount
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
medicinesnounUS /ˈmedəsənz/
plural of “medicine” — the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
nationalitynounUS /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/
people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
NonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
O'Grady
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From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
ot
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From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
portugaises
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From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
prescribedadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
quininenounUS /ˈkwaɪnaɪn/
a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
romaines
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From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
express in words
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
a state of acute pain
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems strange that medicines should have a nationality."
that's
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From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
tirelesslyadverbUS /ˈtaɪrləsli/
with indefatigable energy
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading THE TOWER OF BABEL "Des barques romaines, disais-je.--Non, disais-tu, portugaises."--Jean Giraudoux.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
not known
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
which person or people
From this reading Aurelle, who was suffering from an attack of influenza, was at Estrees, under the care of Dr. O'Grady, who tirelessly prescribed ammoniated quinine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
Wot
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From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wot you require, sir," interrupted Private Brommit, "is a glass o' boilin' 'ot milk an' whisky, with lots o' cinnamon."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I say, doctor," said the young Frenchman, "this is a drug that's utterly unknown in France.
