used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
Caudle
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From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "Yes, that's like your feeling, just.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
destroyed or killed
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
haven't
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From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Oh, my poor head!
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
I've
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From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
isn't
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From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
and nothing more
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
mantelpiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
not any; not one
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
no person; not anyone
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my poor head!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Oh, my poor head!
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
express in words
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading But it may open and shut, and what do you care?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
smelling-salts
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From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that's like your feeling, just.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
to-day
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From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
to-night
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From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
(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 No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "There now, it isn't my intention to say a word to-night, Mr. Caudle.
wouldn't
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From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that's like your feeling, just.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No; I want to go to sleep, if I can; for after what I've gone through to-day, and with the headache I've got,--and if I haven't left my smelling-salts on the mantelpiece, on the right-hand corner just as you go into the room--nobody could miss it--I say, nobody could miss it--in a little green bottle, and--well, there you lie like a stone, and I might perish and you wouldn't move.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, that's like your feeling, just.
