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Meanings of understanding a word in English

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Usage of understanding a word in English
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Louise read a few of the contents labels, not understanding a word.
The Naked God
2
The anophelii had stood still, their expressions quizzical, not understanding a word.
The Scar
3
And I hate Italian singing.-Thereis no understanding a word of it.
Emma
4
The young girl paused, not understanding a word of all this stuff.
The Clique of Gold
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The man had been looking at the speaker wonderingly, not understanding a word.
Dan Merrithew
6
Still the woman smiled amiably, and Patty realised she was not understanding a word.
Patty in Paris
7
Yet in what, psychologically considered, does understanding a word consist?
The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress
8
The Blacketts gazed at the written analysis, with wonder, not understanding a word of it.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him
9
He reads page after page without understanding a word, looks at his watch often, and waits for daybreak.
The eye of the leopard
10
At the big dinners he was of course at a disadvantage, neither speaking nor understanding a word of French.
My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
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He did not speak, but listened to her excited, disconnected chatter, hardly understanding a word of it the while.
The Idiot
12
Even without understanding a word of Kurdish, I had no doubt about the sorrow it expressed through its mournful tones.
BBC
13
She spoke only Danish to us, so I sat and gazed about, not understanding a word she said to Johan.
The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912
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Lady Juliana, not understanding a word he said, sat silently wondering at her husband's curiosity respecting such a wretched-looking place.
Marriage
15
In 1822 Charles Lamb and his sister travelled as far as Paris, neither of them understanding a word of the French language.
Charles Lamb: A Memoir
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And when Mr. Allen moved off, I stood talking to Percy Singleton and his Lordship without understanding a word of the conversation.
Richard Carvel — Volume 03
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