used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
(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 They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
a youthful male person
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Her boys’ garments were few and ragged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
children's
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From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
clothing in general
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
embellishmentnounUS /emˈbelɪʃmənt/
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
EzekielnounUS /ˈezɪkiːl/
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
a social unit living together
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Her boys’ garments were few and ragged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Her boys’ garments were few and ragged.
a young female
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
Julius
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From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
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 THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
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 Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
on one occasion
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading Her boys’ garments were few and ragged.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
ScipionounUS /ˈsɪpioʊ/
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mother Lee had evidently long since given up keeping all her children’s clothes in repair.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
solemn-looking
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From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
Theora
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From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But upon her little girl she had attempted some embellishment.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THAT OLD TIME RELIGION The Lee family had left their cabin up the road and were on their way to church.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading They were all out this Sunday evening, old man Lee, sober for once, his wife, Scipio, a heavy, solemn-looking boy of thirteen, Julius, Theora, Thomas and Ezekiel.
