(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
awarenessnounUS /əˈwernəs/
having knowledge of
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
claritynounUS /ˈklerəti/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
dangledverbUS /ˈdæŋɡəld/
past form of “dangle” — hang freely
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
drugverbUS /drʌɡ/
administer a drug to
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
Eleanor
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From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
divisible by two
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
intense and profound fear
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
incapacitynounUS /ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/
lack of intellectual power
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
keennessnoun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
Lethemaz
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From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
paralyzingverbUS /ˈperəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “paralyze” — make powerless and unable to function
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
Saturnians
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From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
sharpnessnounUS /ˈʃɑːrpnəs/
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading For it made him see the horror, the helplessness of his plight in even more pitiful sharpness.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eleanor had been right in supposing that his eyes had glowed with recognition as he dangled in air above her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Prisoners' Progress Lethemaz, the paralyzing drug of the Saturnians, had one quality for which Gates was sometimes thankful, and which sometimes he bitterly cursed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Despite the total incapacity of his body, his brain, as we have seen, was able to work with new keenness and clarity.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet his increased mental awareness only added to his agony.
