used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
drawbacknounUS /ˈdrɔːbæk/
the quality of being a hindrance
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
Governor'snounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
highest in quality
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
HaifanounUS /ˈhaɪfə/
a major port in northwestern Israel
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
go away from a place
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
Lionel
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From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
Montella
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From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
PalestiniannounUS /ˌpælɪˈstɪniən/
a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
Patricia's
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From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
professverbUS /prəˈfes/
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
secessionnounUS /sɪˈseʃən/
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading In these days of liberty it is difficult to understand the importance of such an event, but in the eyes of the Palestinian Jews it was of the greatest consequence.
unendurableadjective
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Her return to Haifa, therefore, was practically out of the question, and she decided to leave with the Princess at the end of the week.
which person or people
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading That the Governor’s wife was not of Jewish birth had always been a drawback in their eyes, but that she should openly profess the Christian Faith was unendurable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The news of Lady Patricia’s secession spread with lightning rapidity, and in two days every one in Palestine who had the slightest connection with Lionel Montella was aware of it.
Yetzel
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From this reading Ben Yetzel was not slow to act on his discovery.
