Chapter XII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

concurrence of opinion

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

later than; following

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

anew

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

(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 On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

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From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

a youthful male person

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

one or the other of two

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

a young female

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the literary culture

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

engage in

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.

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From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

on one occasion

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.

using speech rather than writing

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

above and across; more than

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

with speed

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

Identical; not different.

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

in the near future

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

carry out

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.

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From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

a special situation

From this reading THE ONE THING NEEDFUL.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

up to a particular time

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

precisely as stated

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading On the same day began Arius to teach Theckla letters; for, although the girl had been remarkably well instructed for an Egyptian maiden, all of her tuition had been oral.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The acquisition of a few words every day soon gave her command of a considerable vocabulary in each tongue, and she rapidly learned to associate the words with all familiar objects, and to call them by the right name in either tongue.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.

produce a literary work

From this reading But, in accordance with her strong wish to learn how to read and write, the boy began at once with the three alphabets, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and in a single day she learned all of the letters, and the relative power of each, and in a very short time she could make all of the characters with a sharp point of _keil_ upon a leaf of papyrus.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Then, as leisure served, he would take a single word, as, for example, "spirit," and would pronounce and spell it in the three languages (_nishema, pneuma, animus_), and she would repeat the three names for the same thing after him, and spell them, and write them down, over and over again, until she had become thoroughly familiar with the letters, the sound, and the form of the written word.