used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/
without advance planning
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
destroyernounUS /dɪˈstrɔɪər/
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
DonanounUS /ˈdoʊnə/
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
kittensnounUS /ˈkɪtənz/
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
MarinanounUS /mərˈiːnə/
a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
with speed
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
sufferernounUS /ˈsʌfərər/
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
talcumnounUS /ˈtælkəm/
a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
tea-kettle
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From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dona Marina came to the hospital, not as a patient, but as a destroyer of patients.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I dried her as quickly as possible, then covered her with talcum powder, and kept her shut up in the hospital all day.
precisely as stated
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a great sufferer, and for hours was in perfect agony.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I accidentally turned a tea-kettle of boiling water over her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since that time she has been a great deal of care with her numerous kittens and a very bad burn on her side and head.
