used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
anew
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
ALInounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
BABAnounUS /ˈbʌbə/
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
CAÏQUE-TCHI
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From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
ConstantinoplenounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
cooped
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From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
recognizable; marked
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
the act of discovering something
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
set up or found
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
and nothing more
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
playmatesnounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪts/
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
in a serious manner
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
for a short time
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
required or under orders
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My brother left us shortly for Europe again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALI BABA, MY CAÏQUE-TCHI Our return journey to Constantinople was uneventful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
which person or people
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading There we found our mother, who had decided to spend the winter in the town and not on the island.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been a dreary and miserable winter for me, away from my home and the country, separated from my playmates and cooped up in small city rooms, with only buildings to look at on all sides, had it not been for a discovery I made.
but in spite of that
From this reading I was not supposed to be well enough yet to resume my studies seriously.
