used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
conclusionsnounUS /kənˈkluːʒənz/
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
disillusionedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd/
freed from illusion
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
evolutionnounUS /ˌevəˈluːʃən/
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
how
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From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
the act of departing
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
a particular point in time
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
arrange in a container
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
an amount of time
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
reconstructionnounUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
precisely, exactly
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
move upward
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
not in physical motion
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
TURKEYnounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
the act of using
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the contrary, disillusioned though I was, I meant to stay in America.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
at the time that
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My little self felt pledged to the onward fight, into which evolution has plunged us.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was the reason why, when my mother, about to undergo a serious operation, sent for me to be with her, I bought my return ticket before leaving America, and kept it always with me--ready for use at a moment’s notice.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading My generation belongs to that advance guard which will live to see the fight ended in America, and I must be present, after the great victory is won, to see how we shall face the reconstruction period.
but in spite of that
From this reading BACK TO TURKEY Yet after I had come to believe that these conclusions of mine were the right ones--and at the present moment I still believe them to be so--I did not rise, pack my trunk and return to my home.
