used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
confineverbUS /kənˈfaɪn/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
Dowie
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From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
set up or found
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
death of a person
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
portentousadjectiveUS /pɔːrˈtentəs/
of momentous or ominous significance
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
smallnessnounUS /ˈsmɔːlnəs/
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He however included something of subtle cross examination in his friendly talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found that the smallness of her appetite presented to Dowie a grave problem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
thinnessnounUS /ˈθɪnnɪs/
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading The girl's thinness, her sometimes panting breath and the hollow eyes made larger by the black ring of her lashes startled him on first sight of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The doctor rode up the climbing moorland road the next morning and paid a long visit to his patient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not portentous in manner and he did not confine his conversation to the subject of symptoms.
