used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
brought into existence
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
conscriptionnounUS /kənˈskrɪpʃən/
compulsory military service
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
factoriesnounUS /ˈfæktəriz/
plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
a social unit living together
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
set up or found
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
Gerhardt
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
iniquitynounUS /ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/
be against; express opposition to
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
PennsylvanianounUS /ˌpensəlˈveɪnjə/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
SaxonynounUS /ˈsæksəni/
an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
from that place or that time
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From there he had set forth for America, the land of promise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
William
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From this reading The father of this unfortunate family, William Gerhardt, was a man of considerable interest on his personal side.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In one romantic village of this new world he had found his heart’s ideal.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Born in the kingdom of Saxony, he had had character enough to oppose the army conscription iniquity, and to flee, in his eighteenth year, to Paris.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Arrived in this country, he had made his way, by slow stages, from New York to Philadelphia, and thence westward, working for a time in the various glass factories in Pennsylvania.
