used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
aerialnounUS /ˈeriəl/
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
Aggie
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
ANDREWSnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
bathsnounUS /bæθs/
plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
BERMUDAnounUS /bərˈmjuːdə/
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
biplanes
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
ClemensnounUS /ˈklemənz/
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
convalescencenounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesəns/
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
DATEDadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
DUNKIRKnounUS /ˈdʌnkərk/
a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
equitynounUS /ˈekwəti/
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
INSTITUTIONnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
Letitia
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
Lizzie
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
Lizzie's
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From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
engage in
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
motor-launch
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
attach to a support
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
navigationnounUS /ˈnævəˈɡeɪʃən/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
ORTHOPÆDIC
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From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
PHYSICIANnounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
poringverbUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
Identical; not different.
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
second-hand
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
STAFFnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
carry out
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
thirty-foot
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From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
VISITINGnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Miss Smith was the head day nurse in K ward, with Miss Blake as her assistant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading NOTE BY DOCTOR THOMAS ANDREWS, LATE VISITING PHYSICIAN AT THE DUNKIRK HOSPITAL, AND NOW ON THE ORTHOPÆDIC STAFF OF THE SAME INSTITUTION, DATED THREE WEEKS LATER, FROM BERMUDA Miss Lizzie’s narrative stops here.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I shall take up Miss Lizzie’s narrative with the story told to my Aunt Letitia by Miss Blake, now my wife.
WrightsnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “wright” — United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading My Aunt Letitia, during her convalescence in the hospital, having been discovered poring over books of aerial navigation, and having written to the Wrights, offering to turn over a second-hand automobile of standard make, a thirty-foot motor-launch, and an equity in money, for one of their model biplanes, Miss Lizzie and Miss Aggie hurriedly took her to Mount Clemens for a series of baths.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Miss Blake was young, only nineteen, and had been in the hospital only six months.
