used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
abnormaladjectiveUS /æbˈnɔːrməl/
not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
how long something has existed
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
baldnessnounUS /ˈbɔːldnəs/
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
a youthful male person
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
INCIPIENCEnoun
beginning to exist or to be apparent
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
for more time
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
unusual or striking
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
repulsivelyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
cut with a saw
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
a male human offspring
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
Stott
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From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading His baldness struck one immediately, but it did not give him a look of age.
SUBJECTIONnoun
forced submission to control by others
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I must have stayed longer than I imagined by the pond on the Common, for Mrs. Stott and her son had had tea, and the boy was preparing to go out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading As I saw him then, he made a remarkable, but not a repulsively abnormal figure.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
unprecedentedadjectiveUS /ənˈpresɪdentɪd/
having no precedent; novel
From this reading He stopped when he saw me coming; an unprecedented mark of recognition, so I have since learned.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
at the time that
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE INCIPIENCE OF MY SUBJECTION TO THE WONDER I Victor Stott was in his eighth year when I met him for the third time.
