used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
anew
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
(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 So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
eagerly desirous
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
Bellevue
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From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
Brice
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From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
a boy or man
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
clewnoun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
drat
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From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
a quad with a square body
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
at any time
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
full-armed
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From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
hadn't
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From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
I'm
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From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
I've
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From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
and nothing more
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
not any; not one
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
Pennington
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From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
pilferverbUS /ˈpɪlfər/
make off with belongings of others
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
procedurenounUS /prəˈsiːdʒər/
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
Raynor
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From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
except for; apart from
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
express in words
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
be seated
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
the season of growth
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
squanderverbUS /ˈskwɑːndər/
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And I'm not sure I should ever have thought of him again, save as a fleeting memory, if I hadn't received a letter from him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
look attentively
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
which person or people
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The doctors--drat 'em!--say that some day my memory will spring, full-armed, back at me, but meanwhile, I must just sit tight and wait.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading So absorbed was I in the new interests that had come into my life, so anxious to be of assistance to Olive Raynor, and so curious to watch the procedure of Pennington Wise, that I confess I forgot all about the poor chap I had seen at Bellevue Hospital,--the man who "fell through the earth"!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm about to be discharged from the hospital, with a clean bill of health,--but with no hint or clew as to my cherished identity.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
you'd
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From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Brice [he wrote]: I've no right to pilfer your time, but if you have a few minutes to squander, I wish you'd give them to me.
