used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
speak to
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
(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 This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
anaemianoun
a lack of vitality
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading He was worried and bitterly wounded.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
complexitynounUS /kəmˈpleksəti/
the quality of being intricate and compounded
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
set up or found
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
a young female
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
GlennnounUS /ɡlen/
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
impulsesnounUS /ˈɪmpəlsɪz/
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
on one occasion
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
subtletynounUS /ˈsʌtəlti/
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
unreasoningadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznɪŋ/
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
at the time that
From this reading Finally, when he called, he found that she had left that place, and her address could not be given him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He kept away from Esther until he could give himself a chance to recover from the acute anaemia from which he suffered.
which person or people
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading This girl, wild of heart, full of all sorts of emotions, full of unreasoning impulses who had once been easy for him to understand, had gained a complexity and subtlety new to him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading IT was several days before Glenn felt able to resume his work.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He was worried and bitterly wounded.
people who are wounded
From this reading He was worried and bitterly wounded.
