used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
brought into existence
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
cropsnounUS /krɑːps/
plural of “crop” — the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
deriveverbUS /dərˈaɪv/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
drainedadjectiveUS /dreɪnd/
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
Eberhard
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From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
assemble or get together
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
grandchildnounUS /ˈɡrændtʃaɪld/
a child of your son or daughter
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
not any; not one
From this reading He felt no desire to impart his happiness to another.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
on one occasion
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
ripenedadjectiveUS /ˈraɪpənd/
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (“aged” pronounced as one syllable)
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
sustenancenounUS /ˈsʌstənəns/
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
tractnounUS /trækt/
an extended area of land
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
tray-formed
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From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
unequaledadjectiveUS /əˈniːkwʌld/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Eberhard had drained the desolate tract with great care and judgment, and now it produced unequaled crops.
precisely as stated
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had begun, that day, to gather the first harvest from a large, tray-formed tract of land which had once been a swamp.
which person or people
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the very morning that his first grandchild was born, Count Eberhard was returning, with a light heart, from a walk in the fields.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sight of the ripened grain waving in the gentle breeze, inspired him with pure and happy feelings, and he thought of the generations to come, who would derive sustenance from a tract of land rendered fertile by him.
