used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
anew
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
(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 ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
a youthful male person
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading There was no change.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
ENGLANDER
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From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
at any time
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
apart from; not including
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
only a very short time before
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
and nothing more
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
engage in
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
on one occasion
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
playmatesnounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪts/
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no change.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
precisely as stated
From this reading They had hardly ever entered our thoughts except as very occasionally the boy ran across one of his former playmates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shortly after this, however, business took me out into the old neighborhood and I was curious enough to make a few inquiries.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My trim little house stood just as it then stood and around it were the other trim little houses.
a late time of life
From this reading ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER During all those years we had never seen or heard of any of our old neighbors.
