used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
anew
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
for the reason that
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What old people we have become since then!
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
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 Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
Lorand
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From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
and nothing more
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading What old people we have become since then!
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
SeventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have rarely seen people grow old so slowly as did our contemporaries.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What old people we have become since then!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Besides, seventeen years is a long time:--and seventeen heavy years!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What old people we have become since then!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We live in a time when we sigh with relief as each day passes by--only because it is now over!
a late time of life
From this reading WHEN WE HAD GROWN OLD Seventeen years have passed since Lorand returned home again.
