used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
adoptverbUS /əˈdɑːpt/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
ADOPTEDadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading ADOPTED AND SENT TO SCHOOL.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
how long something has existed
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
in addition
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ADOPTED AND SENT TO SCHOOL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they prepared me for school right away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So they prepared me for school right away.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
Myers
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading So they prepared me for school right away.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So they prepared me for school right away.
an educational institution
From this reading ADOPTED AND SENT TO SCHOOL.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading ADOPTED AND SENT TO SCHOOL.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they prepared me for school right away.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They also promised to give me everything they had at their death.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ADOPTED AND SENT TO SCHOOL.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were to send me to school until I was seventeen and then start me in business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
a late time of life
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Myers had no children and after I had been with them about a month, they proposed to adopt me, or at least they made me promise to stay with them until I was twenty-one years of age.
