used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
any thing at all
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
Denville
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From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
divisible by two
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
haven't
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From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
staying power
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
held up in the air
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
mewed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. Denville had a cat doctor come to see me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
be seated
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
in the near future
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
to-day
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From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
precisely as stated
From this reading However, the effort until to-day has been very painful to me, and I soon mewed to be lifted back to my soft opera cloak.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For a week I haven't thought about anything but my lame back and my aching sides and my stiff legs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Every day Mary has lifted me off my chair, and has encouraged me to move about the room, and even to go out on the balcony and sit in the sun a little while, lest I should get too stiff to move.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have been unable to move without pain.
