Ah
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From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
(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 Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
made afraid
From this reading The words frightened Mendel.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
GallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
Greuze
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From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
How
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From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
MendelnounUS /ˈmendəl/
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
From this reading The words frightened Mendel.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
not any; not one
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
on one occasion
From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
PolytechnicnounUS /ˌpɑːlɪˈteknɪk/
a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading The boy was at once prostrate before Greuze.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
Sivwright
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From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
in the near future
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! there were softness, tenderness, charm: all that he had lacked and longed for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words frightened Mendel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
treasuresnounUS /ˈtreʒərz/
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was soon taken beyond the Polytechnic, for Mr. Sivwright led him to the National Gallery and showed him the treasures there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words frightened Mendel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How awful it would be if he were to stop dead, to reach the Polytechnic and to go no further!
