used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
attainedadjectiveUS /əˈteɪnd/
achieved or reached
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
put or send forth
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
Debenham
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From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
DR
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From this reading DR.
opinion or judgment
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
Freyburg
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From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
a person of German nationality
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
Hornberg
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From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
personificationnounUS /pərˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
SCHNEEBERGER
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From this reading SCHNEEBERGER.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
Torrington
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From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
Torwood
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From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
which person or people
From this reading On the outskirts of Freyburg lived a German physician, who had devoted much time to the study of the human brain, and who had attained to a considerable reputation in the eyes of his contemporaries.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Torrington Torwood had taken upon himself the personification of Philip Debenham, and by the time that he had posted with his invalid friend from the little village of Hornberg to the town of Freyburg, he had quite accustomed himself to his altered circumstances.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes; the plunge was taken, the die was cast.
