used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
(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 Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
any thing at all
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
Benham
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From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
Benham's
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From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
codein
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From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
Ella
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From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
glycerinenoun
a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
destroyed or killed
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
an established custom
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
how
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From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
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 This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
lemonadenounUS /ˈleməˈneɪd/
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
lozengesnounUS /ˈlɔːzəndʒəz/
plural of “lozenge” — a small aromatic or medicated candy
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
one of four equal parts
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
cut with a saw
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
testedadjectiveUS /ˈtestɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This bell had been put up since the night nurse left; it rang into Benham’s bedroom.
precisely as stated
From this reading That night, the very night after Ella had gone, I tested my slowly returning strength.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
at the time that
From this reading I should have felt like a criminal when I stole out of bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Benham gave me my codein, and saw that I was well provided with all I might need for the night; the lemonade and glycerine lozenges, a second codein on the table by my side, the electric bell to my hand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I waited for a quarter of an hour after she had gone, she had a habit of coming back to see if I had forgotten anything, or to show me how thick and abundant her hair was without the uniform cap.
