acutelyadverbUS /əˈkjuːtli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
Alstine
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
Bram
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From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
collar-bone
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From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
divisible by two
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
the organ of sight
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
and nothing more
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
conformity or harmony
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
laceratedadjective
irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
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 She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
Marion
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From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
not able to be found
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
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 IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
no person; not anyone
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
on one occasion
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
and nothing more
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
Overbeck's
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From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading She was much bruised and lacerated, one great scratch just missing her left eye, and suffered acutely from every movement, and her father pronounced at once that her collar-bone was broken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
trotternounUS /ˈtrɑːtər/
foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
undressedadjectiveUS /ənˈdrest/
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading Meantime, Marion was undressed and laid in her mother's bed.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very patient, keeping herself as quiet as possible, and only anxious that nobody should blame Bram.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE village was six miles off, so that even Van Alstine & Overbeck's best trotter, with his master driving him, could not bring the doctor immediately.
