aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
canariesnounUS /kəˈneriz/
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
the act of departing
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
a special situation
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
precisely as stated
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
