used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BUSTER TAKES A CITY TRAIL.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
(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 “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
BUSTERnounUS /ˈbʌstər/
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading BUSTER TAKES A CITY TRAIL.
CaliforniannounUS /ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjən/
a native or resident of California
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading BUSTER TAKES A CITY TRAIL.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
DARLINGEST
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From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
give a description of
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
not any; not one
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
Sobrante
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From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
in the near future
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
make square
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading BUSTER TAKES A CITY TRAIL.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading BUSTER TAKES A CITY TRAIL.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so homesick at first I thought I should die.
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 Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “MY DARLINGEST, DEAREST MOTHER: “We got here all safe and sound, after a nice journey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Her own first letter home may best describe it, written soon after her arrival in Washington Square, and while her impressions were still vivid.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading No life could have been in greater contrast to that of Sobrante than this upon which the young Californian now entered.
