used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
adjournverbUS /əˈdʒɜːrn/
close at the end of a session
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
Beaton
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From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how cold it is here!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But how cold it is here!
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
communicatesverbUS /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪts/
third-person singular of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
Dr
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
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 I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But how cold it is here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
how
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From this reading But how cold it is here!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how cold it is here!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how cold it is here!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
immediately past
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
Rosalind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
smoking-room
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From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
carry out
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
(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,” said Dr. Beaton, rubbing his hands as he came forward, “at last we are tolerably comfortable.
in or at the place that
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have got him to bed without much more difficulty than usual, and I hope he will have a good night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose, however careful you may be, it is impossible to keep draughts out of an apartment that communicates with the open air.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will take my advice, Miss Rosalind, you will get to your warm room, and to bed, while your uncle and I adjourn to the smoking-room, where there are creature comforts--” The doctor was always cheerful.
