used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FATHER'S LAST WORDS.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
permission to do something
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
culminatedverbUS /ˈkʌlməneɪtɪd/
past form of “culminate” — end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
FATHER'SnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A FATHER'S LAST WORDS.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
immediately past
From this reading A FATHER'S LAST WORDS.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
ObtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
threatenings
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From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Obtaining her father's consent, Mary asked a physician from a neighbouring village to visit him.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Already the mountain and valley round about the farm were covered with deep snow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The weakness which old James had been feeling for some time now culminated in a severe illness.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winter had now set in with threatenings of severity.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A FATHER'S LAST WORDS.
