used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
brought into existence
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
cannot
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From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
Clwyd
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
dark-skinnedadjective
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
Denbighshire
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From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
To recall to mind.
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
male cat
From this reading WELSH TOM.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
precisely as stated
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
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 "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
WELSHnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading WELSH TOM.
Welshmannoun
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading "I was born in North Wales," commenced the Welshman, "near the Valley of Clwyd, in Denbighshire, and I passed my days at home in idleness.
at the time that
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading I can see her now in her widow's weeds; she never left them off from the time of my father's death.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading My mother was a little dark-skinned woman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My father died when I was very young, and I cannot remember him.
