used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
auntsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
recognizable; marked
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
take in solid food
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
a social unit living together
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
set up or found
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
the act of departing
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
infrequentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈfriːkwəntli/
not many times
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
Jeb
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From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
panic-strickenadjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
Purdy
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From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
Sallie
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From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He could neither eat nor sleep, but paced restlessly about the garden, sometimes going far into the country and coming home exhausted.
in the near future
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
Veemie
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From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For the remainder of that week Jeb was an ill man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not realize that his panic-stricken mind was showing signs of its agony, or that his aunts were becoming greatly alarmed.
which person or people
From this reading But Sunday morning Miss Sallie and Miss Veemie held a consultation and decided to call Doctor Purdy--a gruff, good-natured friend of the family, who not infrequently dropped in for a cup of tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time he found his patient in the garden and was soon walking arm in arm with him.
