used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
Beattie
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From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
Haire
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From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
Lendricks
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From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
not any; not one
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
a brief written record
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
any competition
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
express in words
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
in the near future
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “The boy wants a nurse, not a doctor,” said Beattie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was no time to do so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Lucy asked me to show him this note from her brother,” said Haire, as he strolled with Beattie down the lawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A little care and generous diet would soon bring him round; but they are a strange race, these Lendricks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look over it and say what you advise.”
