used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
administeredverbUS /ədˈmɪnəstərd/
past form of “administer” — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
anaestheticadjectiveUS /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/
relating to or producing insensibility
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
ANAESTHETICSnounUS /ˌænəsˈθetɪks/
plural of “anaesthetic” — a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
carefully weighed
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
the act of discovering something
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
Dr
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From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
the quality of being humane
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
insensibilitynoun
a lack of sensibility
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
inventionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃənz/
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
engage in
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
mentionsnounUS /ˈmenʃənz/
plural of “mention” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
Morton'snounUS /ˈmɔːrtənz/
possessive form of “morton” — United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
nepenthe
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From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
potionnounUS /ˈpoʊʃən/
a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
bring forth or yield
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Homer mentions nepenthe, a potion which was said to make persons forget their pains and sorrows.
surgerynounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading An anaesthetic is administered to produce temporary insensibility to pain.
testimonynounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The pain that has been destroyed, the lives that have been saved, the sorrow that has been averted, give their testimony to the value of this discovery to humanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least something of anaesthetics was known to the ancients.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
widespreadadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdˈspred/
widely circulated or diffused
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ANAESTHETICS If those inventions and discoveries out of which have come widespread safety, happiness, or prosperity to mankind are to be considered great, then Dr. Morton's discovery of anaesthetics and its application to surgery is entitled to a high place among the world's discoveries and inventions.
