Chapter XII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

(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 DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

being joined in close association

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

a hole through which buttons are pushed

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a clergyman ministering to some institution

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

on one occasion

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

express in speech

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

precisely as stated

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

the activity of making visits

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading The nurse in charge of the ward kept the cards of her patients in her office.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

not permitting the passage of water

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Sometimes, though not often, there was a smaller card attached to the large one--but we shall speak of this card later.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading DOWN THE HOSPITAL AISLE Although the emergency cases were attended at all hours by the chaplain, it was in the afternoon that the general visiting was done.

at the time that

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the religious denomination of the patient was always given on his card, together with the number of his bed, it was very easy for me to find my patients once I had written down the names from the cards.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Each patient, when he had entered the hospital, had attached to the buttonhole of his shirt, or overcoat if he was wearing it, a thick waterproof envelope containing a card on which was written a description of the wounds he had received and the treatment that had been given them in the different stations through which he had passed.