used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
anew
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
AixnounUS /eks/
wood duck and mandarin duck
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
(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 |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'And so am I, Mr. Audouin, very sorry.
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 You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
Anglo-Americannoun
an American who was born in Britain or one whose ancestors were British
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
Audouin
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From this reading 'And so am I, Mr. Audouin, very sorry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
ChurchillnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪl/
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
enjoyableadjectiveUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
apart from; not including
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
destroyed or killed
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
I'm
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From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
come together
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'And so am I, Mr. Audouin, very sorry.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But we must all meet here again some day or other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
housing available for people to live in
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'And so am I, Mr. Audouin, very sorry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
precisely as stated
From this reading 'And so am I, Mr. Audouin, very sorry.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
Wilmers
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From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading |And in a few weeks, Miss Russell, we shall all be scattered to the four winds of heaven!
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I'm sorry for it, in some ways, for our winter has really been a most enjoyable one.'
Winthrop
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From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
You'll
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From this reading You'll be gone to England, the Wilmers to Aix, I to America, and except Winthrop and Churchill, our whole little Anglo-American colony will have deserted Rome altogether for summer quarters!
