used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
in the past
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Betty asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
Betty
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From this reading Betty asked.
showing who or what does the action
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
Charing
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From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
Cherringe
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From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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travel across or pass over
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
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United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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First'snounUS /fɜːrsts/
possessive form of “first” — the first or highest in an ordering or series
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hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
isn't
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From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
It's
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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 I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
needn't
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From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not that one.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not that one.
and nothing more
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
put into a certain place or abstract location
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having a supporting base
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a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
confined on all sides
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
express in words
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not that one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
an instance or single occasion for some event
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very small
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the speaker together with one or more other people
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at the time that
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
in or at the place that
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
in the company of; together with
From this reading I needn’t tell you that when it was first set up, long, long ago in Edward the First’s time, this place was all country with a tiny hamlet called _Cherringe_ surrounded by fields and woods, where we are standing....
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “It’s in Charing Cross Station yard now, isn’t it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The monument outside the station in _our_ day, is only a copy of the cross you are looking at.
