used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
in the past
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am still," said the thistle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
cannot
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From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am still," said the thistle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am still," said the thistle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
engage in
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
joined in matrimony
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here I am still," said the thistle.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I do not make a single step forward, for I cannot."
not in physical motion
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
thistlenounUS /ˈθɪsəl/
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading "Here I am still," said the thistle.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were engaged, and now they are married--the wedding was a week ago.
which person or people
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It seems that I am quite forgotten, and yet it was I who made the match.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young pine trees in the wood began to feel a longing for Christmas, though Christmas was still a long way off.
