used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
accommodatedverbUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪd/
past form of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
bleachedadjectiveUS /bliːtʃt/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the two together, not just one
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
a youthful male person
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
child-woman
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From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
delinquencynounUS /dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
nonpayment of a debt when due
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
having made preparations
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
Golfin
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From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
death of a person
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NELA IS TAMED.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
NELA
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From this reading NELA IS TAMED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
an educational institution
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
skeletonsnounUS /ˈskelətənz/
plural of “skeleton” — something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
TAMEDadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading NELA IS TAMED.
Teodoro
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From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
up to a particular time
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
the act of testing something
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
unresistingly
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From this reading She followed him unresistingly, and he accommodated his steps to those of the child-woman, like a man taking a boy to school.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
weather-worn
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From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
in or at the place that
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
a Caucasian
From this reading At a turn in the road where three enormous white stones stood up, weather-worn till they looked like bleached skeletons, the doctor sat down, and placing Nela in front of him, as if she were on her trial for some grave delinquency, he held her by both hands and said solemnly:
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Teodoro Golfin, for all his learning, wisdom, and eloquence, felt as ignorant and as helpless as Nela, and less disposed for speech than usual.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They walked on a short distance without speaking.
