used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
appliancesnounUS /əˈplaɪənsəz/
plural of “appliance” — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
arenanounUS /ərˈiːnə/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
broughamnounUS /ˈbruːɡəm/
light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
consulting-room
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From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
divisible by two
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
FIRST-HAND
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From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
depressingly dark
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
how
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From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
ironynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
immediately past
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
life-saving
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From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
lunch-time
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From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been carried into the house, to die--not even in his bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
operating-couch
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From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/
in a peaceful manner
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
PIPnounUS /pɪp/
a disease of poultry
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
shutteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌtərd/
provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
make square
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
confined on all sides
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
express in words
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
thirty-oneadjective
being one more than thirty
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
triumphsnounUS /ˈtraɪəmfs/
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading His father's brougham had driven up as usual at lunch-time, after the morning round, and its owner had been discovered lying in a dead faint inside it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
vicariousadjectiveUS /vaɪˈkeriəs/
experienced at secondhand
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
wagedverbUS /weɪdʒd/
past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
Westock
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From this reading LIFE AT FIRST-HAND I PIP reached London that evening to find the great gloomy house in Westock Square shuttered and silent.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The great physician lay peacefully on an operating-couch near the darkened window, surrounded by life-saving appliances and books that tell how death may be averted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
a late time of life
From this reading Death, with whom he had waged a vicarious and more than commonly successful warfare for thirty-one years, had conquered at last, and that, too, with grim irony, in the very arena of the dead man's triumphs--his own consulting-room.
