used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
Arthur'snounUS /ˈɑːrθərz/
possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
assertingadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪŋ/
relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
a youthful male person
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
comparativeadjectiveUS /kəmˈperətɪv/
relating to or based on or involving comparison
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
Considine
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From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
dulness
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From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
a boy or man
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
set up or found
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
the act of departing
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
how
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From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
leewaynounUS /ˈliːweɪ/
(of a ship or plane) sideways drift
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
engage in
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
maturitynounUS /məˈtʃʊrəti/
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
on one occasion
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
outcastnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
outstripverbUS /aʊtˈstrɪp/
be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
pupilsnounUS /ˈpjuːpəlz/
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading From being something of an outcast he now became a favourite, asserting, for the first time, the full advantage of his physical maturity.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
subconsciouslyadverbUS /səbˈkɑːnʃəsli/
from the subconscious mind
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
at the time that
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
which person or people
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When once the boy got going, the rate of his mental development made it difficult for Considine to keep pace with him.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At the same time they began to discover that he was a thoroughly good fellow and to wonder how on earth they had been so mistaken in him before.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The other pupils, who had always taken Arthur's comparative dulness for granted, and looked down upon him for it, noticed the change, and found that if they were not careful he would outstrip them.
a late time of life
From this reading His mind, that had once been slow, worked with a sort of feverish activity, as though he were subconsciously aware that he had whole years of leeway to make up.
