used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
at or in the front
From this reading Not that Miss Jencks had quite such a task ahead of her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
a youthful male person
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
Buxton
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From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
Caliban
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From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
approval
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
deafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
dumbnessnoun
the quality of being mentally slow and limited
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
Harriet
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From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that Miss Jencks had quite such a task ahead of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
Jencks
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From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
one-syllabled
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From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
and nothing more
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
having a point
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Not that Miss Jencks had quite such a task ahead of her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not that Miss Jencks had quite such a task ahead of her.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Not that Miss Jencks had quite such a task ahead of her.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
TOMBnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading THE ISLAND TOMB But to go back to Miss Jencks and Caliban.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Although, as Harriet pointed out, I have always felt that too much credit was given in that case to the pupil and too little to the teacher.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
triumphedverbUS /ˈtraɪəmft/
past form of “triumph” — prove superior
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
which person or people
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The distance between English words of one syllable and Greek tragedy is only a matter of time: the distance between blank chaos and those one-syllabled words might well have seemed eternal!
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading It was Harriet Buxton who had suggested that the boy was not so deaf as we had thought, only stupid, and that his dumbness might yield to the methods then being so successfully used with that afflicted child who has since triumphed so brilliantly over more than human obstacles.
