(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 If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
move gently or carefully
From this reading If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Lose its fine fresh sweetness.
firmnessnounUS /ˈfɜːrmnəs/
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
a young female
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
how
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From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
resiliencenounUS /rɪˈzɪl.jəns/
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. (Sức bật dẻo dai, khả năng phục hồi kiên cường.)
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Lose its fine fresh sweetness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading If it would win ease, it must lose--lose all that made it lovely!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now suddenly, his clear thoughts held within them, as if in an embrace, the little girl.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He saw how it must stoop and bend and _give_, if it would avoid the pains that waited it growing into the world.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He saw the resilience of that fresh young life: its pride, its firmness.
