adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/
intentionally conceived
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
incuriousadjective
showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
latelyadverbUS /ˈleɪtli/
in the recent past
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
Laverick
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From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/
easily agitated
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
patient'snounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
prescribedadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “An ordinary case of nervous exhaustion,” he pronounced.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He felt his patient’s pulse, prescribed a draught, and followed Laverick down into the sitting room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “The patient appears to have had a very severe shock lately.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He will be all right with proper diet and treatment, and a complete rest.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The doctor, a grave, incurious person, arrived within a few minutes to find Morrison already conscious but absolutely exhausted.
