used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
ammonianounUS /əˈmoʊnjə/
a water solution of ammonia
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
disnounUS /dɪs/
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
Gott
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From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
Göttingen
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From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
Hicsh
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From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
how
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From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
injectedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʒektəd/
past form of “inject” — give an injection to
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
LankyadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋki/
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
McKeel
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From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
vasnoun
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
vatnounUS /væt/
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading Seeing Lanky, breathing hard, on the sofa, he added, "Mine Gott! vat is dis?"
Vell
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From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Max Hicsh, the mine manager, and sometime medical student of Göttingen.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
the words that are spoken
From this reading McKeel told him, in a few words, what had been done, and that he had successfully injected the ammonia.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A big man, with a broad face and yellow beard, came in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vell, Mr. McKeel, how vas you now?" he said, in his bustling way.
