used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
(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 Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
divisible by two
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
Gonji
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From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
half-way
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From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
immediately past
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
obliviousadjectiveUS /əˈblɪviəs/
(followed by “to” or “of”) lacking conscious awareness of
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
and nothing more
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
poulticesnounUS /ˈpoʊltəsɪz/
plural of “poultice” — a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
profferedverbUS /ˈprɑːfərd/
past form of “proffer” — present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
repellingadjectiveUS /rəˈpelɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
repressedadjectiveUS /riˈprest/
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
softeningnounUS /ˈsɔːfənɪŋ/
the process of becoming softer
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Even her cold and somewhat repelling manner showed a softening.
a male human offspring
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
that is looked for
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She proffered warm drinks and poultices and sought to induce him to remain in bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HIS honorable mother declared that Gonji was afflicted with a malady of the stomach.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he not been at this time absorbed in his own dreams, Gonji would have met half-way the pathetic advances of his mother; but he was oblivious to the change in her.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
a late time of life
From this reading Now that the long and severe years of discipline had passed and her son was at last at home with her, all of the natural mother within her, which had been repressed so long, yearned over her only son.
