adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(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 The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
DARKNESSnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE THICK DARKNESS.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
Joan
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From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
precautionnounUS /priˈkɔːʃən/
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If it had, he would but have taken it for a precaution--as indeed it was, for the doctor’s sake, not his.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THICK DARKNESS.
THICKadjectiveUS /θɪk/
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 THE THICK DARKNESS.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Not once did the thought cross him that it was the doctor’s doing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next day he was still better, and could not think why the doctor would not let him get up.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As the day went on, he wondered yet more why Joan did not come to see him.
