adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
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 'All right, very good.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He drank it.
DrinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading 'Drink this,' I said.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'All right, very good.'
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drank it.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Drink this,' I said.
I'll
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From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drank it.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'All right, very good.'
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Drink this,' I said.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Drink this,' I said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading 'All right, very good.'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
won't
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From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
You've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Now,' I said, 'listen to what I say: You've got so and so.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's only one chance,' I said, 'you must limit your eating and drinking to such and such, you must sleep such and such, avoid every form of such and such--I'll give you a cordial, so many drops every so long, but mind you, unless you do so and so, it won't help you.'
