used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
anew
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
can't
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From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
recognizable; marked
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
true confidential information
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
entriesnounUS /ˈentriz/
plural of “entry” — an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
divisible by two
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
set up or found
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
great-great-uncle's
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From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
Hami
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From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
an opening into or through something
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
how
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From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
I've
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From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
and nothing more
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
immediately past
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
reconstructverbUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/
reassemble mentally
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
relative'snounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
possessive form of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
relit
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From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
starting-point
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From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
express in words
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I found the place, and there I decided to stop a bit.
very small
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
at the time that
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can’t tell you why I should want to stop in a tiny little hole like that with nothing to see, not even any old ruins in the neighbourhood; but somehow my old relative’s story had taken hold of me, and I wanted to reconstruct it on the spot.
won't
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From this reading “I won’t go into details of how I found the tiny village, which, from certain entries in the diary, I am sure must have been my great-great-uncle’s starting-point.
Wrexham
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From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
WREXHAM'S
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From this reading WREXHAM’S STORY We relit our pipes and settled back in our chairs, and Wrexham began:
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As I told you, when I got near Hami last year, I pulled out the old diary and read it again, especially the part I’ve just read to you two fellows.
