used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
assertiveadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪv/
aggressively self-assured
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
make calm or still
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
conclusiveadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːsɪv/
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
demureadjectiveUS /dɪˈmjʊr/
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
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From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
ElandnounUS /ˈiːlənd/
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
Forsyth
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From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
the act of departing
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
Marion
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From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
Pepperill
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From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
remembrancesnounUS /rɪˈmembrənsɪz/
plural of “remembrance” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
reunitedverbUS /ˌriːuːˈnaɪtɪd/
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
an educational institution
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
secretiveadjectiveUS /ˈsiːkrətɪv/
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
sharp-tongued
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From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
in the near future
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
in a strange manner
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
believed likely
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Forsyth made that good prophecy soon after Mrs. Eland had taken on herself the nursing of her strangely met sister.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GREAT SUCCESS Miss Pepperill was not going to die.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
at the time that
From this reading The relief her mind secured when her sister, Marion, and she were reunited did much to aid her recovery.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading The school teacher--so grim and secretive by nature--had been in a fever of worry and uncertainty long before the accident that had stretched her on this bed of illness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nobody would have suspected that the calm, demure, little gray woman and the assertive, sharp-tongued school teacher were sisters; but the evidence of their own childish remembrances was conclusive.
