flections. Modern English has few infections. We must now depend largely on word order and function words to convey the meanings that the older language did by means of changes in the forms of words. Function words, you should understand, are words such as prepositions, conjunctions, and a ...
And that means the cane as well as a hand-spanking or a dose of my belt.” I saw a spasm of pain flit across Reece’s face and glancing down I observed that his cock had risen swiftly and was causing him considerable discomfort as it tried to force its way out of his pants. “...
In everyday language the word hòu 厚 means 'to be thick' (one dimensionally). In this passage it has been turned into an abstract term which is then used as a technical element within a conceptual framework, as can be seen from its usage in A 61 (端), A 65 (盈), and A 69 (...
When we consider the word “Sovereign,” we must think about what the word means. According to Webster’s Dictionary, “sovereign” is defined as: 1. chief or highest; supreme. 2. Supreme in power, superior in position to all others. 3. Independent of, and unlimited by, any other, p...
To be a hero - in the most universal sense of the wordmeans to aspire to absolute triumph. But such triumphs come only through death. Heroism means transcending life; it is a fatal leap into nothingness, even though the hero may not be aware that his energy springs from a life deprived...
apex of the sun's way,solar apex,apex- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars celestial point- a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) nadir- the point below the observer that is directly opposite...
last- coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the seas...
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Materializemeans to appear suddenly and sometimes mysteriously, as if out of nowhere:"The field ... had been empty the day before when he walked around the city. The circus has simply materialized"(Erin Morgenstern). American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyrig...