used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
accompaniesverbUS /əˈkʌmpəniz/
third-person singular of “accompany” — be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
(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 |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
attendantsnounUS /əˈtendənts/
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
blitheadjectiveUS /blaɪð/
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
churlishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ/
rude and boorish
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
culminatingverbUS /ˈkʌlməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “culminate” — end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
cynicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
embitterverbUS /emˈbɪtər/
cause to be bitter or resentful
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
divisible by two
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
exposurenounUS /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
hardshipnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
ill-fitted
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From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
influenzanounUS /ˌɪnfluːˈenzə/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
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 |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
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 For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading Lowell.
Mactavish's
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From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
MatthewnounUS /ˈmæθjuː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
not any; not one
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
Ralph
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From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
sapverbUS /sæp/
deplete
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
scourgingverbUS /ˈskɜːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “scourge” — punish severely; excoriate
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
and nothing more
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
term of address for a man
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
a male human offspring
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
express in speech
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
sturdieradjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdiər/
comparative of “sturdy” — having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “So, from the pinched soil of a churlish fate, True hearts compel the sap of sturdier growth, And between earth and heaven stand simply great, That these shall seem but their attendants both.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
underfeeding
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From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
precisely as stated
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading For there was something in his blithe cheerfulness which was very winning and which not even the depression that always accompanies influenza could affect for very long, any more than Sir Matthew Mactavish’s treatment could really embitter his nature, though it occasionally made him speak a few cynical words.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading |For some days Ralph gave his new friends a good deal of anxiety; no doubt the worry and the underfeeding of the past nine months had told upon him, and culminating in this week of hardship and exposure had left him very ill-fitted to resist the modern plague which was scourging the country.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading By the time he had turned the corner and was able to spend part of each day in the adjoining room, he had wound himself very closely about the hearts both of the mother and the son.
