abjectness
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From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What's to be done with him?
have
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
the two together, not just one
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What's to be done with him?
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
extricateverbUS /ˈekstrəkeɪt/
release from entanglement of difficulty
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
gloomilyadverbUS /ˈɡluːməli/
with gloom
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What's to be done with him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
how
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From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
go away from a place
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
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 "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
nugatoryadjectiveUS /ˈnuːɡɑːtɔːri/
of no real value
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
others
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From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
rendersnounUS /ˈrendərz/
plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
From this reading He renders nugatory all my best plans for the management of the estate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I cannot bear to see him in this plight; but how extricate him?
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
superstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To leave him in this situation is impossible, both for myself and for the others and for him,--impossible," he said to himself, counting off on his fingers these reasons.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's to be done with him?
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
What's
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From this reading "What's to be done with him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What abjectness and superstition!" thought the young prince, shaking his head gloomily, and walking back with long strides through the village.
