used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
(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 Those who watched him lost all count of time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It seemed almost as if the surgeon had always been ill.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It seemed almost as if the surgeon had always been ill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed almost as if the surgeon had always been ill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
bed-curtains
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From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
bedchambernounUS /ˈbedtʃeɪmbər/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
dimitynoun
a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
Graybridge
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From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed almost as if the surgeon had always been ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
lethargicadjectiveUS /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk/
deficient in alertness or activity
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
on one occasion
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
Pawlkatt
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From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
RETROSPECTIVEnounUS /ˌretrəˈspektɪv/
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
a special situation
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
two times
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading George Gilbert had been ill nearly a fortnight--not quite a fortnight--but it seemed now a common thing for the house to be hushed and darkened, and the once active master lying dull, heavy, and lethargic, under the shadow of the dimity bed-curtains.
precisely as stated
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
watchersnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃərz/
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The parish surgeon lay in his darkened bedchamber at Graybridge day after day and night after night, and Mr. Pawlkatt, coming twice a day to look at him, could give very small comfort to the watchers.
which person or people
From this reading Those who watched him lost all count of time.
