used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
Algy
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From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
(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 It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
Brindisinoun
a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
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 In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
embarkationnounUS /ˌembɑːrˈkeɪʃən/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
set up or found
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
the act of departing
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
of great significance or value
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
a message received and understood
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
Katherine
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From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
go away from a place
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
peremptorilyadverb
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
bring forth or yield
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
established beyond doubt
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
runawaynounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪ/
an easy victory
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
term of address for a man
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
Somers
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From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
that's
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From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It proved not at all difficult to find out everything, or almost everything, about the runaway pair.
ungratefullyadverb
in an ungrateful manner
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
precisely as stated
From this reading The doctor’s mission, though it seemed likely to be the most important of all, did not produce very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
at the time that
From this reading But he found that Sir Charles Somers had got leave and was going out with a P. and O. from Brindisi to join his regiment when it should reach India.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the bustle of the embarkation he had found it difficult to get any information at all, but eventually he had found Captain Scott, whom he had attended during his illness, and whom he now sent peremptorily down below out of the cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If that’s your duty, you must not do it, that’s all,” he had said with the decision of a medical man, though whether he had secured his point or not, Katherine, ungratefully indifferent to Algy, did not ascertain.
