used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
(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 These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
clothing in general
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
only a very short time before
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
Lang's
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From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
ROCKETT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
not in physical motion
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently they intended to keep him on board, still hoping that he could restore their friend to life, or at any rate to speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
a source of difficulty
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He sat down on the berth, drank a glass of water, and eventually laughed.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He removed his wet clothes and lay down, hardly expecting to sleep.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading ROCKETT Lang’s fury of wrath slowly cooled.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading These fellows had taken so much trouble over him, had been so patient, and all to get the wrong man.
