used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
(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 I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
any thing at all
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading This made the arrangement difficult.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
for the reason that
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
conscientiousadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
permission to do something
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading This made the arrangement difficult.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
discretionnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/
freedom to act or judge on one's own
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
Evadne
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From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
humaneadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmeɪn/
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made the arrangement difficult.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
social deportment
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
the force of workers available
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
not any; not one
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
reliancenounUS /rɪˈlaɪəns/
certainty based on past experience
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
scrupulouslyadverbUS /ˈskruːpjələsli/
with extreme conscientiousness
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
Shadwell
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From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
not in physical motion
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made the arrangement difficult.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading I anticipated some opposition, because I felt sure she had not realized that there was anything threatening to be serious in her case, and would therefore see no necessity for further advice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
(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 I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
at the time that
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Shadwell Rock was exactly the kind of man Evadne had had in her mind, I felt sure, when she spoke of the peculiar influence which distinguished men of my profession exercise upon their patients.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a man of taking manners to begin with, sympathetic, cultivated, humane; and, I need hardly add, scrupulously conscientious and exact.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could confide her to his care with the most perfect reliance upon his kindness, as well as upon his discretion and skill--if she would consent to consult him at all; but that was a little difficulty which had still to be got over.
