Sentence:  The judge became <WSD>ill</WSD> just as the Colfax District Court convened , no substitute was brought in , no criminal cases heard , only 5 out of 122 cases docketed were tried , and court adjourned sine die after sitting a few days instead of the usual three weeks . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well