used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
Addenbroke's
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From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
anew
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
(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 Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
blackboardnounUS /ˈblækbɔːrd/
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
Brannan
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From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
couldn't
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From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
diagramsnounUS /ˈdaɪəɡræmz/
plural of “diagram” — a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
being one more than ten
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
how
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From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
mathematicaladjectiveUS /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/
of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
Newnham
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From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
perplexingadjectiveUS /pərˈpleksɪŋ/
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
plodverbUS /plɑːd/
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Oh, how she hated those problems and riders, and all the dreary, dreary round!
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
up to a particular time
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
precisely as stated
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
wasn't
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From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
WATTLESnounUS /ˈwɑːtəlz/
plural of “wattle” — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
From this reading WATTLES.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as she could get away from Newnham the next morning, Lucy went to Addenbroke's to see Nurse Brannan.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She couldn't get away very early; there was a mathematical lecture at nine o'clock that wasn't over till eleven, and she had to plod, plod through those weary diagrams while her mind was far away.
a Caucasian
From this reading She made one or two futile little diagrams on her paper, and then she rubbed them out again, and sat staring at the blackboard, and watching the perplexing white lines come and go while her mind was far away.
