used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
accusednounUS /əˈkjuːzd/
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
anew
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
(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 One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
byenounUS /baɪ/
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
concentrateverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪt/
make denser, stronger, or purer
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
Crackenthorpe
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From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
true confidential information
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
Dr
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From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
drawlingly
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From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
eludedverbUS /ɪˈluːdɪd/
past form of “elude” — escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
at any time
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
start firing a weapon
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
set up or found
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
many times at short intervals
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
gistnounUS /dʒɪst/
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
pokeverbUS /poʊk/
poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
rackedverbUS /rækt/
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
seizurenounUS /ˈsiːʒər/
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
sitting-room
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From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
not in physical motion
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
a state of acute pain
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Since my recovery I had seen the doctor frequently, but he had taken little apparent notice of me.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
a special situation
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
Trender
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From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
hard to endure
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
at the time that
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One November morning--my suffering had endured all these months--my father and Dr. Crackenthorpe stood before the sitting-room fire, talking, while I sat with a book at the table, vainly trying to concentrate my attention on the printed lines.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Now, I had racked my puzzled mind many a time for recollection of the conversation I had been witness of on the night preceding my seizure, but still the details of it had eluded me, though its gist remained in a certain impression of uneasiness that troubled me when I thought of it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Suddenly, on this morning, a few words of the doctor’s brought the whole matter vividly before me again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “By the bye, Trender,” he said, drawlingly, and sat down and began to poke the fire--“by the bye, have you ever found that thing you accused me of losing for you on a certain night--you know when?”
