used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
without doubt or question
From this reading I could think more clearly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could think more clearly.
didn't
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From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
Dinky-Dunk
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From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
he'd
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From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I could think more clearly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
not any; not one
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
recededverbUS /rəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
rubber-wheeled
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From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
stretchernounUS /ˈstretʃər/
a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I could think more clearly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
trundledverbUS /ˈtrʌndəld/
past form of “trundle” — move heavily
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time I was transferred to the rubber-wheeled stretcher they called "the Wagon" and trundled off to a bed and room of my own, the reaction set in.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
weren't
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From this reading The Twins weren't quite so humorous as they seemed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My Dinky-Dunk didn't love me, or he'd never have left me at such a time, no matter what his business calls may have been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But that great wave of happiness which had washed up the shore of my soul receded as it came.
