used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
(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 These two used to wonder all day long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They believed they would be sorry.
bluenessnounUS /ˈbluːnəs/
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
unvarying in nature
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
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 These two used to wonder all day long.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
express in words
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
which person or people
From this reading He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading These two used to wonder all day long.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They used to say to one another, sometimes, supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry?
