used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SWARM OF LOCUSTS.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
in addition
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
divisible by two
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
hurricanenounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
immediately past
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
LOCUSTSnounUS /ˈloʊkəsts/
plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading A SWARM OF LOCUSTS.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SWARM OF LOCUSTS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
on one occasion
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
and nothing more
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
To recall to mind.
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
ripens
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From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was a storm of locusts.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
SWARMnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading A SWARM OF LOCUSTS.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You also remember that last summer a hurricane destroyed the boy's home, and a new one had to be built.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a storm of locusts.
at the time that
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The sugar crop barely escaped ruin, when, alas! another danger came to it, more fearful even than the great wind.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE little brown boy has lived, as you know, on a sugar plantation, where the cane ripens only once a year.
