Chapter XXX

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

past form of “avail” — use to one's advantage

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

having a base

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

plural of “delusion” — (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

as deserved

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

possessive form of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

cause injuries or bodily harm to

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

not any; not one

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading We have no desire to injure, by our story, the deservedly high professional reputation of Mazhar Osman Bey.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

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

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

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

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading OF HILL’S TERRIBLE MONTH IN GUMUSH SUYU HOSPITAL Hill and I braced ourselves for the six weeks of acting that lay between us and July.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

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

From this reading We were under no delusions as to the cause of our success so far.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Our acting had no doubt been good, but we knew quite well that by itself it would have availed us little.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The decision of the doctors had been based on our “medical history,” as edited by the Spook and presented to them in the reports of the Commandant, the Pimple, the sentries Bekir and Sabit, and the two Turkish doctors of Yozgad.