used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Briefly they were as follows.
BrieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading Briefly they were as follows.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
Bruno'snounUS /ˈbruːnoʊz/
possessive form of “bruno” — German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
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 We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
feasibilitynounUS /ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti/
the quality of being doable
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Briefly they were as follows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
set up or found
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
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 Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
engage in
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
marketsnounUS /ˈmɑːrkəts/
plural of “market” — the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
maturitynounUS /məˈtʃʊrəti/
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
not any; not one
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
and nothing more
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
orange-grove
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From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
a full supply
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
self-imposedadjective
voluntarily assumed or endured
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
transport commercially
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
shipmentsnounUS /ˈʃɪpmənts/
plural of “shipment” — goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Briefly they were as follows.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
up to a particular time
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading We had plenty of faith and courage, and were troubled by no doubts as to the feasibility of our plans.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
look attentively
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not long after Bruno's self-imposed night watch we found ourselves settled on our own estate, ready to carry out our plans for the future.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Briefly they were as follows.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We had intended to make an orange-grove, and while it was coming to maturity, we expected to raise early vegetables to ship to northern markets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading We brought with us only money enough to make our place and live for a year: by that time we had fully expected to have returns from vegetable shipments which would tide us over till another crop.
