used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
(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 He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
from appearances alone
From this reading Apparently not.
behavingverbUS /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading He was indeed "behaving" well.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
centaurnounUS /ˈsentɔːr/
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
grazingnounUS /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
the act of grazing
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was indeed "behaving" well.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He was indeed "behaving" well.
social deportment
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
milk-whiteadjective
of a white the color of fresh milk
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Apparently not.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
express in words
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
sensibilitiesnounUS /ˌsensɪˈbɪlɪtiz/
plural of “sensibility” — mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
spiritualitynounUS /ˌspɪrɪtʃuːˈælətiː/
property or income owned by a church
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
tamedadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say that he bent his manners to hers--a tamed centaur grazing with a milk-white doe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I heard of him now and then from this friend and that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
having come into contact
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was indeed "behaving" well.
(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 He was indeed "behaving" well.
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He wrote nothing to shock the sensibilities of his wife's world--a few fantastic short stories, touched with a certain childish spirituality, and that was all.
