used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
accidentaladjectiveUS /ˌæksəˈdentəl/
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
(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 He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
brought into existence
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
connectionsnounUS /kəˈnekʃənz/
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
deferencenounUS /ˈdefərəns/
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
entitynounUS /ˈentəti/
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
fabulousadjectiveUS /ˈfæbjələs/
extremely pleasing
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
heretoforeadverbUS /ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
and nothing more
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
not any; not one
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
and nothing more
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
reasonablyadverbUS /ˈriːzənəbli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
reverentialadjectiveUS /ˌrevərˈenʃəl/
feeling or manifesting veneration
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
solicitudenounUS /səˈlɪsɪtuːd/
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
precisely as stated
From this reading But if we come to think of it, it is a very strange phenomenon.
WALESnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The only way to realise its immensity is to conceive its creation today, supposing that heretofore through the history of England there had been no such institution.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PRINCE OF WALES We in this country have grown accustomed to the existence of the Prince of Wales, and his personality, real and fabulous, is not unfamiliar on the other side of the Atlantic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A child is born in accidental circumstances and with chance connections that might just as reasonably have fallen to the lot of some other entity.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading He grows from childhood through youth into manhood, and all the stages, with increasing devotion and deference, he is made the object of reverential solicitude.
