used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
constructedverbUS /kənˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
excessivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈsesɪvli/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
GenevanounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
and nothing more
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRIDE OF SCIENCE.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading THE PRIDE OF SCIENCE.
proverbialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
rigidlyadverbUS /ˈrɪdʒɪdli/
in a rigid manner
From this reading He is rigidly honourable, and excessively just.
cut with a saw
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading THE PRIDE OF SCIENCE.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading The severity of the Geneva merchant in business matters has become proverbial.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIDE OF SCIENCE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
at the time that
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was certain that these watches had suddenly stopped, and without any apparent reason.
Zacharius
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From this reading What must, then, have been the shame of Master Zacharius, when he saw these watches, which he had so carefully constructed, returning to him from every direction?
