used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
be able to spare or give up
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
boomerangverbUS /ˈbuːməræŋ/
return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading He drew a long breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
crusadernounUS /kruːˈseɪdər/
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
dexteritynounUS /dekˈsterəti/
adroitness in using the hands
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a long breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That rendered her pretty nearly invulnerable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
cause to move by striking
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
invulnerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl/
immune to attack; impregnable
From this reading That rendered her pretty nearly invulnerable.
the act of departing
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
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 He drew a long breath.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That rendered her pretty nearly invulnerable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
palpableadjectiveUS /ˈpælpəbəl/
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading That rendered her pretty nearly invulnerable.
prophetnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
rebukedverbUS /rɪˈbjuːkt/
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
recalcitrantadjectiveUS /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading That rendered her pretty nearly invulnerable.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
trivialitynounUS /ˌtrɪviˈælətiː/
the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
unscrupulouslyadverb
without scruples
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
precisely as stated
From this reading And by what magic had she transformed his very palpable hit at the recalcitrant Americans into a boomerang?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By what miracle of dexterity had she turned the tables on him, leaving him gracefully rebuked for triviality--he, the prophet and crusader?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading This woman--this woman was so unscrupulously clever that she could afford to seem stupid.
