used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
(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 "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
AnniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
a job in an organization
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
carbolic
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From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
Deirdre
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From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
didn't
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From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
Dulcie
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From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
everybody'll
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From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
the act of departing
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
and nothing more
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
Life-boat
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From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
much-disinfected
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From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
sheered
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From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All the better if we can keep the carriage to ourselves," chuckled Deirdre.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
we're
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From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading The Life-boat Anniversary On the following Wednesday three much-disinfected girls took their places in the train, and started off for the short remainder of their holiday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
at the time that
From this reading "Those three old ladies were just going to come in, when they turned suspicious and sheered off in a hurry.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "I'm sure everybody'll think we're coming from a fever hospital, and give us a wide berth."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish we didn't smell so horribly of carbolic!" protested Dulcie.
