used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
ADIOSnounUS /ˌɑːdiˈoʊs/
a farewell remark
From this reading ADIOS!
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
anew
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
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 After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
Anglo-Saxonnoun
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The steamer docked at eight in the evening.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
controversiesnounUS /ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsiz/
plural of “controversy” — a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
delaysnounUS /dɪˈleɪz/
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
diminutiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
very small
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
dockedverbUS /dɑːkt/
past form of “dock” — come into dock
From this reading The steamer docked at eight in the evening.
being one more than seven
From this reading The steamer docked at eight in the evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The steamer docked at eight in the evening.
formalitynounUS /fɔːrˈmæləti/
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The immigration inspector had gone home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The immigration inspector had gone home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The immigration inspector had gone home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
immigrationnounUS /ˌɪməˈɡreɪʃən/
migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
From this reading The immigration inspector had gone home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The immigration inspector had gone home.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
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 After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
mañana
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
pompousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːmpəs/
puffed up with vanity
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
postponementsnounUS /poʊstˈpoʊnmənts/
plural of “postponement” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
republicsnounUS /riˈpʌblɪks/
plural of “republic” — a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I A fruit steamer carried me back to New Orleans.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After several months of travel in Mexico and Central America--travel marked by many delays, by many postponements until _mañana_, by many controversies with petty officials, and by many struggles with the pompous formality of diminutive republics--one looked forward to landing again in an Anglo-Saxon country.
