used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
how long something has existed
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!
(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 "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
a youthful male person
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
Clifford
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
at any time
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
give expression to
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
fertilitynounUS /fərˈtɪləti/
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
go away from a place
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
and nothing more
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
at the time that
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
in or at the place that
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
