Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

anew

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

aroused or activated

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

without stop or interruption

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

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From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

dearly loved

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

the act of departing

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

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From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

many times at short intervals

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

and nothing more

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

deliver by singing

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading UNCLE JOZEF'S STORY CONTINUED I WAS so happy now.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For were we not going to free our dear, our native land, of the usurper?

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We again sang our native songs, which we had not been allowed to sing in the land of our birth; sang them so often that we came to be known as "The Singing Czecho-Slovaks."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Every morning I awakened with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Whatever state we came from, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, or Slovakia, we were quite united now, and had only one word for each other and that word was "Brother."