what does this english phrase mean?? "He had done it simply by killing people, personally and by proxy, with ice picks, knives, pistols, the garrote and the bludgeon." what does "the garrote and the bludgeon"mean here?? i know what the words mean but what the is"the" in the front? help~

what does "soft spot" mean here? "his plane lurching of the soft spot of the wet ground" what does "soft spot "mean here??"he entered the cockpit. At 7:52 a.m. he was roaring down the runway, his plane lurching on the soft spots of of the wet land" this passage talks about the pioneering transatlantic flight~yess . on

what does "depended" mean here?? "When I had arrived at this point, and had become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as *depended* on the lessons of any of the professors at Ingolstadt, my residence there being no longer conducive to my improvements, I thought of returning to myfriends and my native town, when n incident happened that protracted my stay." from frankenstein

what does "strain " mean here?? "In rather a too philosophical and connected a strain, perhaps, I have given an account of the conclusions I had come to concerning them in my early years." and what is "connected" to what??

what does this english sentence mean? "i was new to sorrow, but it did not the less alarm me." what is the usage of "the less"here? am"i" alarmed or not?? could somebody explain that to me? thanksthis is form frankenstein. when the boy's mother died and he was about to leave home. but could you tell me what does"the less" mean here, and give me another example?? thanks a lot~

what do "promise""liberally""accord" mean here ?" “The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors, the fulfillment of which i most eagerly sought.” what do "promise""liberally""accord" mean here ?"

what does this english sentence mean? "it was thus that i was to be taught to associate evil with their prosecution, happiness with their disregard." can somebody paraphrase this？？？ thanks

what does this sentence mean？？help~ “The raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally avvorded by my favorite authors, the fulfillment of which i most eagerly sought.” what do "promise""liberally""accord"and"fulfillment mean here ?"can you paraphrase this sentence? thanks a lot!!!!!could somebody paraphrase this sentence？？？thanks~

what does this mean? "He might dissect, anatomize, and give names; but, not to speak of a final cause, causes in their secondary and tertiary grades were utterly unknown to him." what do "causes in their secondary grades"&'final cause'&"not to speak of " mean?? thanks~somebody help~~~~