used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
brought into existence
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
Chu's
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From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
circumstantialadjectiveUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈstænʃəl/
fully detailed and specific about particulars
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was less difficult to believe that he was lying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was less difficult to believe that he was lying.
LingnounUS /lɪŋ/
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It was less difficult to believe that he was lying.
MILBURGH
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From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
piecer
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From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
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 is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
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 MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
tellernounUS /ˈtelər/
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was less difficult to believe that he was lying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILBURGH SEES IT THROUGH Ling Chu's story was not difficult to believe.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There is no inventor in the world so clever, so circumstantial, so exact as to detail, as the Chinaman.
