used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
(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 If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
clothing in general
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
dependentadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendənt/
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
EDENnounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading GARDEN OF EDEN LXI Happy?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading GARDEN OF EDEN LXI Happy?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading GARDEN OF EDEN LXI Happy?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
LXIadjectiveUS /lksiː/
being one more than sixty
From this reading GARDEN OF EDEN LXI Happy?
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
newly-married
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From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GARDEN OF EDEN LXI Happy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
outcastsnounUS /ˈaʊtkæsts/
plural of “outcast” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
paupersnounUS /ˈpɔːpərz/
plural of “pauper” — a person who is very poor
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading They were outcasts, paupers, dependent for the food they ate and the clothes they wore, on Nature and the caprice of the sea.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading From every worldly point of view they had nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If all newly-married folk could find such happiness as was theirs, what a wonderful world it would be!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, having nothing, they had everything, since they had one another.
