used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
anew
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
(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 Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD AND THE NEW.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
for the reason that
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
put on clothes
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
a social unit living together
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
lapseverbUS /læps/
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
lengtheningnounUS /ˈleŋθənɪŋ/
the act of prolonging something
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE OLD AND THE NEW.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD AND THE NEW.
go across or through
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
and nothing more
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
express in words
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD AND THE NEW.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Back at the old farmhouse, which really was not the old farmhouse at all; and yet it was—that is, it was in a new dress.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
a late time of life
From this reading IT is not because there is not much concerning the Morgan family which would be pleasant to me to tell that I pass in silence a stretch of years.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is simply that the lengthening chapters remind me it is high time to have done with them; and yet there are certain things that I must tell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Therefore it is that I drop you into the midst of June roses again, after a lapse of five busy, earnest years.
