abilitiesnounUS /əˈbɪlətiːz/
plural of “ability” — the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXAMINATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some days had elapsed.
deterioratedverbUS /dɪˈtɪriəreɪtɪd/
past form of “deteriorate” — become worse or disintegrate
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Some days had elapsed.
endurancenounUS /ˈendərəns/
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
exactingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
EXAMINATIONnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading AN EXAMINATION.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some days had elapsed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
heretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
Jamie
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From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
Judith's
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From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
go across or through
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some days had elapsed.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judith had not suffered from her second night expedition as she had from the first, but the intellectual abilities of Jamie had deteriorated.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
hard to endure
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
undergoneverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading The fright he had undergone had shaken his nerves, and had made him more restless, timid, and helpless than heretofore, exacting more of Judith's attention and more trying her endurance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she trusted these ill effects would pass away in time.
