used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
highly skilled
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
acumennounUS /əˈkjuːmən/
a tapering point
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
cringedverbUS /krɪndʒd/
past form of “cringe” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
demoniacallyadverb
in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
at any time
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
forbearancenounUS /fɔːrˈberəns/
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
a young female
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
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From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
cut with a saw
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
up to a particular time
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
vipernounUS /ˈvaɪpər/
venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then I saw that the instinct of this girl had accomplished what our united acumen and skill had failed to do.
belonging to which person
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading Have you ever seen me set my foot upon a worm?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "How dare you accuse me of crime--you whose mother would have died in jail but for my forbearance?
wrinklesnounUS /ˈrɪŋkəlz/
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading The old man--indeed he seemed an old man now--cringed, and the wrinkles came out in his face till he was demoniacally ugly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You viper!" he shrieked.
