Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

(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 "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

a youthful male person

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

the dead body of a human being

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

the organ of sight

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

feeling or showing extreme anger

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

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 "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

a student in medical school

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

attach something somewhere by means of nails

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

a person who requires medical care

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

third-person singular of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

someone who practices a learned profession

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

plural of “spine” — the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

a state of acute pain

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

except if; if not

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

at the time that

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

which person or people

From this reading "Here's a practitioner who doesn't know what his patient is suffering from by a glance of the eye!" cried the doctor of medicine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It's easy enough to see with half a glance that the boy has broken his neck, and by this time, unless he possesses a couple of spines,--and I never knew a man have more than one, though,--he must be dead as a door nail!"

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Dead!" cried Mr O'Shea; "the doctor says his patient's dead without feeling a pulse or lifting an eyelid."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You, at all events, ought to know a corpse from a live man," cried the fat medico, growing irate, "when it's whispered that you have made as many dead bodies in the town itself as would serve for a couple of battles and a few scrimmages to boot."

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Give place, Mr O'Shea, to a man of superior knowledge to yourself," exclaimed Doctor Murphy.