used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
can't
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From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
deathlessadjective
never dying
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
depressionsnounUS /dɪˈpreʃənz/
plural of “depression” — a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
a boy or man
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
It's
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From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
mercurynounUS /ˈmɜːrkjəri/
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
and nothing more
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
retainverbUS /rɪˈteɪn/
hold back within
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
sanitynounUS /ˈsænəti/
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
sedativenounUS /ˈsedətɪv/
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
TabornounUS /ˈteɪbər/
a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
unemotionaladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈmoʊʃənəl/
unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
WebbnounUS /web/
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading Webb Fellow stood over her awaiting the effects of the sedative to relieve her pain.
at the time that
From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Anne Tabor lay limp and pale, her long, slender limbs making only shallow depressions on the mercury bath which supported her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To be unemotional, you can't fall in love...._ It was a deathless world, but a woman was dying.
you're
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From this reading _It's a long life, when you're immortal.
you've
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From this reading To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional.
