adjustingverbUS /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjust” — alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
anew
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And her delight knew no bounds.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading And her delight knew no bounds.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
crutchesnounUS /ˈkrʌtʃɪz/
plural of “crutch” — a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And her delight knew no bounds.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
didn't
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From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
at any time
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
come to pass
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And her delight knew no bounds.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
how
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From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
I'd
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From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
and nothing more
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
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 And her delight knew no bounds.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
not any; not one
From this reading And her delight knew no bounds.
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 "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
padsnounUS /pædz/
plural of “pad” — a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
s'pose
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From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
SECRETSnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
express in words
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the act of using
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEACE DISCOVERS SOME SECRETS Peace was on crutches!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Why, I didn't s'pose I'd ever really come to use them!" she exclaimed in breathless wonder while the doctor was adjusting the pads to her arms and showing her how to manage them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
an affirmative
From this reading "O, yes, but I thought that was just so I'd keep on hoping for something which never could happen."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't I tell you that some fine day you would be walking again?" he demanded.
