used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Then distance seemed greater than it does now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then distance seemed greater than it does now.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then distance seemed greater than it does now.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading None of the States was very large.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the States was very large.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None of the States was very large.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then distance seemed greater than it does now.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then distance seemed greater than it does now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The people had been used to having all their affairs attended to in their own States.
precisely as stated
From this reading None of the States was very large.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
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 I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of them were very small, compared with what the States are now, so that the public men in each were known by a greater part of the people than they now are.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I have said that the work which President Washington had to do was quite new to the country.
