used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
any thing at all
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
a youthful male person
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
BOYHOODnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
a young person of either sex
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
clothing in general
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
highest in quality
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
and nothing more
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
LONGFELLOW'S
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From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
a full supply
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
on the contrary
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
an educational institution
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
having a supporting base
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
successive (without a break)
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
a special situation
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
precisely as stated
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was careful of his clothes, and learned his lessons well.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading LONGFELLOW’S BOYHOOD Our poet seems to have been a quiet, well behaved child, rather slight, but always standing up perfectly straight.
at the time that
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
which person or people
From this reading Certainly it is a good thing to have plenty of spirit and energy; but Longfellow is an example of a boy who was as good as George Washington is said to have been, and he grew up to be the greatest poet in America, just as Washington grew up to be the greatest president.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Some people seem to think that a very good little boy will never grow up to be worth anything.
a late time of life
From this reading When he was three years old little Henry was sent to school.
