used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
ALCOTTnounUS /ˈælkɑːt/
United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888)
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
AmosnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading The boy was Amos Bronson Alcott.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
brought into existence
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
a youthful male person
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
Bronson
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From this reading The boy was Amos Bronson Alcott.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
disadvantagenounUS /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
infancynounUS /ˈɪnfənsi/
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
makeshifts
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From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
on one occasion
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading The seeming disadvantage, however, proved quite the opposite.
self-denialnoun
the trait of practicing self discipline
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was laughed at and misunderstood; but the thoughts were truth, and they have lived, although the boy grew weary and old and passed on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a country lad, used from infancy to the rugged life of the farm, with its self-denial and makeshifts.
Wolcott
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From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I THE ALCOTT BOY ONCE upon a time in the little town of Wolcott, Connecticut, was born a boy destined to offer to the world new and beautiful thoughts.
