used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
constructingverbUS /kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
-ing form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
set up or found
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
yet to be or coming
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
how
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From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
in the near future
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
a special situation
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now, he too, should have “somebody to come home to.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we dwelt upon the past and glanced at the future, our full hearts overflowed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
a late time of life
From this reading Presently my father took me over the house and the grounds; with a boyish delight, explaining to me how many years he had been building and constructing and waiting with patience in his heavenly home for the first one of his own to join him.
but in spite of that
From this reading I had found the eternal life full of the unexpected, but this was almost the sweetest thing that had happened to me yet.
