used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few hours after a telegram was handed to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
gotten under control
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
death-rattle
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From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
at any time
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few hours after a telegram was handed to me.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
foreseeingverbUS /fɔːrˈsiːɪŋ/
-ing form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a long fixed look
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading A few hours after a telegram was handed to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A few hours after a telegram was handed to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
of the present time and place
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
Maurice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
absolutely essential
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
on one occasion
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
RESURGAM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
cut with a saw
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
carry out
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
a vivid mental image
From this reading This was my first vision, but in the midst of my packing, I remembered that mother might linger for days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
at the time that
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It contained four words: "_Come at once.--Maurice._" "So mother is dying," I muttered to myself, and I stood at gaze, foreseeing myself taken into her room by a nurse and given a chair by the bedside, foreseeing a hand lying outside the bed which I should have to hold until I heard the death-rattle and saw her face become quiet for ever.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was not in any immediate danger, he said, but if a change for the worse were to take place, and it were necessary for me to come over, he would send a telegram.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading RESURGAM I was in London when my brother wrote telling me that mother was ill.
