used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
chantverbUS /tʃænt/
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
cylindersnounUS /ˈsɪləndərz/
plural of “cylinder” — a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
set up or found
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
incessantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsesənt/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
injectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒekʃən/
the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
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 Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
engage in
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
morphinenounUS /ˈmɔːrfin/
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
mutedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtɪd/
in a softened tone
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
oxygennounUS /ˈɑːksədʒən/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I had left the room for a few minutes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
in the near future
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading The doctor gave my grandmother an injection of morphine, and to make her breathing less troublesome ordered cylinders of oxygen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother, the doctor, the nursing sister held these in their hands; as soon as one was exhausted another was put in its place.
at the time that
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Accompanied on a muted instrument by an incessant murmur, my grandmother seemed to be greeting us with a long and blissful chant, which filled the room, rapid and musical.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I returned I found myself face to face with a miracle.
