used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
how long something has existed
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
articulateverbUS /ɑːrˈtɪkjəleɪt/
provide with a joint
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
make certain of
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
can't
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From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, the whole house saddened them.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In fact, the whole house saddened them.
how
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From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
Ilam
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From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
immediately past
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
not in physical motion
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
not any; not one
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
being perceived or observed
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
in other respects or ways
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
reasonablyadverbUS /ˈriːzənəbli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
Rosie
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From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
saddenedverbUS /ˈsædənd/
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading In fact, the whole house saddened them.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
carry out
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, the whole house saddened them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
uniformedadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmd/
dressed in a uniform
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
on a floor above
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
at the time that
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was spacious and luxurious, but it was far from reaching that standard of splendour which one might reasonably expect from the Ilam wealth.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In fact, the whole house saddened them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Ilam was saying when they came downstairs, “she has been like that since last night, and the doctors--I have had two--assure me that at her age no recovery is possible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She can take liquid food, and she can move her eyes slightly--you noticed how her eyes turn?--but otherwise she is incapable of movement, and, of course, she can’t articulate.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He had taken his young relatives upstairs to see his mother, and the picture of her, lying almost in the attitude of a corpse on the bed, with a uniformed nurse sitting motionless beside her, had made a deep impression on Pauline and Rosie.
