completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
Athenæum
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From this reading “‘Thoth’ has imagination, delicacy, and finish.”—_Athenæum_.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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betteredverbUS /ˈbetərd/
past form of “better” — surpass in excellence
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading This is the glory of romance, to keep up the reader’s curiosity from page to page....
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading “‘Thoth’ has imagination, delicacy, and finish.”—_Athenæum_.
faintestadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntəst/
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
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come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “‘Thoth’ has imagination, delicacy, and finish.”—_Athenæum_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a state of high honor
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come to pass
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only a very short time before
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Thoth’ has imagination, delicacy, and finish.”—_Athenæum_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “‘Thoth’ has imagination, delicacy, and finish.”—_Athenæum_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This is the glory of romance, to keep up the reader’s curiosity from page to page....
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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immediately following in time or order
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an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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OpinionsnounUS /əˈpɪnjənz/
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
exert pressure or force to or upon
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any competition
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
reader'snounUS /ˈriːdərz/
possessive form of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading This is the glory of romance, to keep up the reader’s curiosity from page to page....
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading This is the glory of romance, to keep up the reader’s curiosity from page to page....
rulingnounUS /ˈruːlɪŋ/
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thothnoun
Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This is the glory of romance, to keep up the reader’s curiosity from page to page....
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
vivifying
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From this reading The central and vivifying idea is, to us, absolutely novel.”—_Saturday Review_.
used to ask for information about something
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But what could hardly be bettered is the veiled yet awful picture of the women, the mothers of the ruling race in this wonderful city....
but in spite of that
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the person or people being spoken to
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