Chapter XXVIII · The Wykeford Doctor

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

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

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From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

(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 People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

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

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Awful hours and days of suspense!

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

an occurrence of something

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

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From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

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From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

usually; as a rule

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

an outlying farm

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

death of a person

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

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

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

having a usually specified type of handle

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

come to pass

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Awful hours and days of suspense!

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A few days had passed and a great change had come.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

past form of “prattle” — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

express in words

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

apprehension about what is going to happen

From this reading Awful hours and days of suspense!

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

walk on one's toes

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

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

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.

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

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading People went to and fro on tiptoe, and talked in whispers, and the patient moaned, and prattled, unconscious generally of all that was passing.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading It was a very grave case--fever--and the patient could not have been worse handled in those early days of the attack, on which sometimes so much depends.

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

From this reading Charles Fairfield, the master of the Grange, lay in his bed, and the Wykeford doctor admitted to Alice that he could not say what might happen.