used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
how long something has existed
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
complexnounUS /ˈkɑːmpleks/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
intentionally conceived
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
councilsnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəlz/
plural of “council” — a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
discussionnounUS /dɪˈskʌʃən/
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
eldersnounUS /ˈeldərz/
plural of “elder” — a person who is older than you are
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
divisible by two
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
futuritive
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From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
hemmedverbUS /hemd/
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
idlumian-missionaryism
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From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
long-past
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From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
POLITYnounUS /ˈpɑːləti/
the form of government of a social organization
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
privilegedadjectiveUS /ˈprɪvlədʒd/
blessed with privileges
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
any competition
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
on the contrary
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
not in physical motion
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
sympathised
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From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
themesnounUS /θiːmz/
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
underwentverbUS /ˌʌndərˈwent/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
warpingnounUS /ˈwɔːrpɪŋ/
a moral or mental distortion
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POLITY I WAS privileged to hear, or rather to be conscious of, the discussion that the question of idlumian-missionaryism underwent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had now reached the age and stage of my training which gave me the entry as audience to the councils of the race.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They could not have sympathised in, or even followed, the attitude taken up by the elders of the people; and they would have gone back from the meeting with minds perplexed and bewildered by questions too complex and futuritive for them to fathom.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not have been wise to admit to the treatment of difficult and advanced themes natures that were still hemmed in by the limits of long-past ages of history.
a late time of life
From this reading Many of them would have suffered a warping of their natures from the strain, and this would have meant years of additional training and care to set it right.
