used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
AMIABILITYnounUS /ˌeɪmiəˈbɪləti/
a cheerful and agreeable mood
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
(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 He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
breakfast-room
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From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading Miss Diana glided in, erect and majestic.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Miss Diana glided in, erect and majestic.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
set afire or burning
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading Miss Diana glided in, erect and majestic.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
not any; not one
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
shiveryadjective
cold enough to cause shivers
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
in the near future
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
hurting
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A good fire burnt in the grate of the breakfast-room--Miss Diana was a friend to fires, and caused them to be lighted as soon as the heat of summer had passed--and Rupert bent over it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FIT OF AMIABILITY Rupert came down to breakfast the next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was cold, sick, shivery; little better than he had felt the previous night; his chest sore, his breathing painful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
but in spite of that
From this reading He cared for it more than for food; and yet it was no doubt having gone without food the previous day which was causing the sensation of sickness within him now.
