accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ARRIVAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading AN ARRIVAL.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
clothing in general
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
Combe
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From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
a young female
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
infancynounUS /ˈɪnfənsi/
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
manifestedverbUS /ˈmænəfestəd/
past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
preparesverbUS /priˈperz/
third-person singular of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
scoldsnounUS /skoʊldz/
plural of “scold” — someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
carry out
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She decks it in fine clothes, prepares for it night linen, puts it into the cradle, rocks it, takes it up, feeds it, scolds it, and tells it stories.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
at the time that
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading The boy wants his whip, horse, drum, top or sword, but observe the little girl occupied with her doll.
in the company of; together with
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
but in spite of that
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading George Combe has said, "Mankind love their young and take charge of them with common accord, yet the love of offspring is much more intense in the female than in the male, and this difference is manifested from earliest infancy.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading When she grows older she takes charge of her younger brothers and sisters.
