used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GROWING IN WISDOM AND STATURE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
a youthful male person
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
a social unit living together
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading GROWING IN WISDOM AND STATURE.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
a social unit living together
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GROWING IN WISDOM AND STATURE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
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 It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
Mehetabel
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From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
republicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
express in words
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
an educational institution
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
STATUREnounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading GROWING IN WISDOM AND STATURE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school was in the village a mile and a half away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
at the time that
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
belonging to which person
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading When in winter the snow lay deep on the ground Jimmy's books were brought home, and he recited his lessons to his mother.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading GROWING IN WISDOM AND STATURE.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading This may be a good time to say something of the family whose name in after years was to become a household word throughout the republic.
a late time of life
From this reading It was a long walk for a little boy of four, but sometimes his sister Mehetabel, now thirteen years old, carried him on her back.
