used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
advisersnounUS /ædˈvaɪzərz/
plural of “adviser” — an expert who gives advice
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
agitatingadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪŋ/
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
condemnverbUS /kənˈdem/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
congregatedverbUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/
past form of “congregate” — come together, usually for a purpose
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
consultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
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 Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
not any; not one
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
others
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From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
Phoebe's
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From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
worried and uneasy
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
SINNED-AGAINST
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From this reading THE SINNED-AGAINST.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
carry out
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SINNED-AGAINST.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To get him to bed, to send for the doctor, these were evident practical steps to take; but after having done these she was bewildered and fell back upon her advisers.
on a floor above
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
Ursula
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From this reading Ursula had fallen a little from the position of command she had taken up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phoebe's mind was full of many and somewhat agitating thoughts.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
at the time that
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
in or at the place that
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She went upstairs with a restless haste, which she would have been the first to condemn, to the room where the others were congregated, when they had laid Mr. May on his bed with no small difficulty, and were now consulting what to do.
