used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
accustomverbUS /əˈkʌstəm/
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
how long something has existed
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
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 Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
climatesnounUS /ˈklaɪməts/
plural of “climate” — the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
put on clothes
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
set up or found
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
a message received and understood
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
engage in
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
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 Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
and nothing more
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
participatedverbUS /pɑːrˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
past form of “participate” — share in something
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
post-boy
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From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
on the contrary
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
self-reliancenoun
personal independence
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
have in common
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
express in words
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This one shall be the story of my adventure with a little post-boy, in the northern part of Sweden.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ours is not the only country in which children must frequently begin at an early age to do their share of work and accustom themselves to make their way in life.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I presume, however, that you would rather hear me relate some of my adventures in which children participated, so that the story and the information shall be given together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Made in the United States of America In my travels about the world I have made the acquaintance of a great many children, and I might tell you many things about their dress, their speech, and their habits of life in the different countries I have visited.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading I have found many instances among other races, and in other climates, of youthful courage, and self-reliance, and strength of character, some of which I propose to relate to you.
