AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
to come or go into
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
expresslyadverbUS /ekˈspresli/
with specific intentions; for the express purpose
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
for a limitless time
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
niecesnounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
relieve from
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
be seated
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was fully conscious, but for that very reason she could appreciate the danger; and the fear of death made her crazy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Her nieces had come to sit by her bedside; and I was expressly forbidden to enter the room.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading They had understood that this was an excellent opportunity to get rid of me forever.
precisely as stated
From this reading After forty-eight hours, she was very low.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
at the time that
From this reading I struggled successfully, and was probably approaching the end of my troubles, when my poor old mistress was taken sick.
