AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
anew
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
defraudverbUS /dɪˈfrɔːd/
deprive of by deceit
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
Eric
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From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
expectsverbUS /ɪkˈspekts/
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
destroyed or killed
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
guineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
I'm
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From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
engage in
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
paysnounUS /peɪz/
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
with low volume
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
carry out
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Otherwise I should defraud the public and ruin my practice at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, the public pays me its two guineas and expects _me_ to be always at _my_ best," grunted the doctor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After he had gone, Eric tried to make up his mind what to do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
you're
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From this reading You must take things quietly until you're fit to work again."
