used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
any thing at all
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
endeavornounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
evidencesnounUS /ˈevədənsəz/
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
feesnounUS /fiːz/
plural of “fee” — a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
brought together in one place
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
Kingsley's
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
go away from a place
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
held dear
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
Nansie
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From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
not any; not one
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
pecuniaryadjectiveUS /peˈkjuːnieri/
relating to or involving money
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
privationsnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
in a serious manner
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
confined on all sides
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week that followed was one of great anxiety to Nansie, springing less from the pecuniary circumstances of their position than from the state of Kingsley's health.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made no endeavor to impress this upon him, but he gathered it from the evidences of care and attention by which he was surrounded.
which person or people
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was in the neighborhood a doctor of great skill, who could have practised successfully in fashionable quarters at high fees, but who had deliberately chosen to remain among the poor, whom he loved and attended to with as much devotion as he would have displayed to the highest in the land.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The privations and the sufferings he had endured told upon him now that the excitement of the reunion with his wife was over, and for some days he was too weak to leave the house.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He himself made light of his sickness, and would not admit that there was anything seriously the matter with him.
