used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
anew
From this reading I shall be all right again, soon."
(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 I shall be all right again, soon."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
on or to one side
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
Charley
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From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
coughingnounUS /ˈkɑːfɪŋ/
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
don't
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From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
draughtsnounUS /dræfts/
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
a social unit living together
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
intrudeverbUS /ˌɪnˈtruːd/
enter uninvited
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
It's
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From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
precisely, exactly
From this reading I shall be all right again, soon."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be all right again, soon."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
in the near future
From this reading I shall be all right again, soon."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coughing was over, and he got up to go away, evidently not liking to intrude.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading It's a failing in some of our family, sir, to have weak lungs.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
at the time that
From this reading "I was up to it, sir, when I took it.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you know, Charley, putting east winds and draughts aside, you don't seem to be quite up to your work here in point of strength."
