used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
(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 Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
in addition
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a wretched failure, the boy!
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
an act that fails
From this reading He was a wretched failure, the boy!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a wretched failure, the boy!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
and nothing more
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
engage in
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
others
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From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
peculiaritynounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerəti/
an odd or unusual characteristic
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
Photogen
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From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
repulsionnoun
the force by which bodies repel one another
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
rudimentaryadjectiveUS /ˌruːdəˈmentəri/
being or involving basic facts or principles
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
saturateverbUS /ˈsætʃəreɪt/
cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
solaradjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
spleennounUS /spliːn/
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
Watho
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From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
at the time that
From this reading So, when she heard that Photogen was ill, she was angry.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Also, Watho had a poor, helpless, rudimentary spleen of a conscience left, just enough to make her uncomfortable, and therefore more wicked.
witchesnounUS /ˈwɪtʃəz/
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ill, indeed! after all she had done to saturate him with the life of the system, with the solar might itself!
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Watho was herself ill, as I have said, and was the worse tempered; and, besides, it is a peculiarity of witches, that what works in others to sympathy, works in them to repulsion.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading He was a wretched failure, the boy!
