100,000
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From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
acquiresverbUS /əˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “acquire” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading That is only the beginning.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
gland-grafting
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From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
gorillanounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
Gran'pa
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From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
heftyadjectiveUS /ˈhefti/
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
ninety-fiveadjective
being five more than ninety
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
and nothing more
From this reading That is only the beginning.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
physiquenounUS /fəˈziːk/
constitution of the human body
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique.
rejuvenationnounUS /rɪˌdʒuːvəˈneɪʃən/
the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success.
