used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
AMERICANSnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
ANNUALadjectiveUS /ˈænjuːəl/
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
CAIROnounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
globe-trotter
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From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
It's
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From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
engage in
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
overworkedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrkt/
past form of “overwork” — use too much
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
STAMPINGverbUS /ˈstæmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is one of the overworked phrases of the globe-trotter.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
at the time that
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
which person or people
From this reading It is used most frequently by those who follow the beaten paths.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not that we wish to get away from them; on the contrary, when we are stumbling along some unfamiliar thoroughfare six thousand miles from home and bump into a man with whom we have a nodding acquaintance in Chicago, we fall upon his neck and call him brother.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, we find it difficult to get away from our acquaintances.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading CAIRO AS THE ANNUAL STAMPING GROUND FOR AMERICANS AND WHY THEY MAKE THE TRIP "It's a small world."
