used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
quickly and without warning
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
commiserationnoun
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
deathlikeadjective
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
DoriannounUS /ˈdɔːriən/
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a boy or man
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
he's
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Hill, I hope he's not dead!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LIZETTE SAVES HER MISTRESS.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Hill, I hope he's not dead!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Hill, I hope he's not dead!
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Hill, I hope he's not dead!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
LIZETTE
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From this reading LIZETTE SAVES HER MISTRESS.
a female domestic
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading LIZETTE SAVES HER MISTRESS.
Mountcastle
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From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Hill, I hope he's not dead!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
Nita
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From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
Nita's
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From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
SAVESnounUS /seɪvz/
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading LIZETTE SAVES HER MISTRESS.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
the act of using
From this reading "Not much use to send for a doctor, for he is certainly dead, poor fellow," she said aloud.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
at the time that
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Nita had left the room the housekeeper stood gazing with deep commiseration at the deathlike face of Dorian Mountcastle as it lay among the pillows.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, what a pity!" exclaimed a voice at her side, and, turning abruptly, she saw a pretty young woman--Nita's maid, Lizette.
