used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
achieveverbUS /əˈtʃiːv/
to gain with effort
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
bluntnessnounUS /ˈblʌntnəs/
the quality of being direct and outspoken
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
of short duration or distance
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
bulliedverbUS /ˈbʊlid/
inflected form of “bully” — be bossy towards
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
calculatedly
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From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
CHALLENGEverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
ChaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
consulting-room
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From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
dressing-table
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From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
druggingnounUS /ˈdrʌɡɪŋ/
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
set up or found
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
lunaticadjectiveUS /ˈluːnətɪk/
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
the force of workers available
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
outrageousadjectiveUS /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
prescribedadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
searchinglyadverb
in a searching manner
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
make square
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
ThorntonnounUS /ˈθɔːrntən/
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The physician was one of those men who achieve a fashionable practice by an outrageous bluntness--a calculatedly outrageous bluntness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
tonicadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːnɪk/
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
unwillinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋli/
in an unwilling manner
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHALLENGE Olive was at her dressing-table at Thornton Chase, looking searchingly into a mirror.
which person or people
From this reading That afternoon she had been dragged unwillingly to the consulting-room of a Cavendish Square physician by her father, who had insisted on having "a tonic or something" prescribed for her.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had found that women like to be bullied by their doctors.
You're
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From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You're drugging yourself to a lunatic asylum," he had told her after a very brief examination.
