used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
(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 He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
Alvarez
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From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can have a good time seeing the sights."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
greatly pleased
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
set up or found
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
HAVANAnounUS /həˈvænə/
the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
From this reading HAVANA.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can have a good time seeing the sights."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
go across or through
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading You can have a good time seeing the sights."
Señor
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From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading You can have a good time seeing the sights."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You can have a good time seeing the sights."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has invited us all to come and talk over the good fortune that has come to our land.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Of course the children were delighted at their father's words; so it came to pass that Maria found herself, a day or two afterward, in a beautiful home in the very heart of the great city.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "CHILDREN, would you like to go to Havana and visit our good friend Señor Alvarez for a week?
