used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
adjournedverbUS /əˈdʒɜːrnd/
past form of “adjourn” — close at the end of a session
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my second trial was much more satisfactory.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
carving-knife
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From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
dispensarynounUS /dɪˈspensəri/
clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
Dr
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From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
goosenounUS /ɡuːs/
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
as might be expected
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
on one occasion
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading But my second trial was much more satisfactory.
express in words
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But my second trial was much more satisfactory.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I at once adjourned with Dr. Benjamin to his small office, and put myself in his hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
the act of testing something
From this reading But my second trial was much more satisfactory.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think I was probably one of his first patients, and that he naturally made the most of me.
at the time that
From this reading --I am much pleased to say that since Dr. Benjamin has had charge of a dispensary district, and been visiting forty or fifty patients a day, I have reason to think he has grown a great deal more practical than when I made my visit to his office.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got an ugly cut from the carving-knife in an affair with a goose of iron constitution in which I came off second best.
