Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

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

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a young person of either sex

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading Scene Two: A Crossroads Near the Sanatorium--Midnight of the Same Day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Scene Two: A Crossroads Near the Sanatorium--Midnight of the Same Day.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

first in order of birth

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

where you live at a particular time

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

most important element

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading Scene Two: A Crossroads Near the Sanatorium--Midnight of the Same Day.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Act Two Scene One: Assembly Room of the Main Building at the Sanatorium--A Morning Four Months Later.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Scene Two: A Crossroads Near the Sanatorium--Midnight of the Same Day.

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a person who requires medical care

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Scene Two: A Crossroads Near the Sanatorium--Midnight of the Same Day.

a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

the place where some action occurs

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

make square

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

a person who directs and manages an organization

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

male cat

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

From this reading Jonathan Cape Thirty Bedford Square, London Characters Bill Carmody Mary } Nora } _his children_ Tom } Billy } Doctor Gaynor Fred Nicholls Eileen Carmody, _Bill's eldest child_ Stephen Murray Miss Howard, _a nurse in training_ Miss Gilpin, _superintendent of the Infirmary_ Doctor Stanton, _of the Hill Farm Sanatorium_ Doctor Simms, _his assistant_ Mr. Sloan Peters, _a patient_ Mrs. Turner, _matron of the Sanatorium_ Miss Bailey } Mrs. Abner } _Patients_ Flynn } Other Patients of the Sanatorium Mrs. Brennan

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

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Scene Two: The Reception Room of the Infirmary, Hill Farm Sanatorium--An Evening a Week Later.

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

From this reading (_The characters are named in the order in which they appear_) Act One Scene One: The Kitchen of the Carmody Home--Evening.