aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
Agnew
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
anaemianoun
a lack of vitality
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
lacking funds
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
Dr
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
HESTER
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
mends
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From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That is an awful hard name to call little Johnny, Daddy Doctor," said Nellie.
Nellie
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
perniciousadjectiveUS /pərˈnɪʃəs/
exceedingly harmful
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
a state of acute pain
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
to a sufficient degree
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
tenementsnounUS /ˈtenəmənts/
plural of “tenement” — a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have had to insist that the child be taken to the hospital," said the good doctor.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
except if; if not
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
precisely as stated
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That almost broke his mother's heart; but their rooms were not sufficiently airy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID Dr. Agnew was very much troubled over his little patient down in the tenements, and he told Nellie about it one evening after supper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then, the child is suffering from pernicious anaemia, and unless he mends he will die, anyway."
