used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
ABBEYnounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
anew
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
any thing at all
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
Carl
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From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
dearly loved
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
Einsiedeln
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From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
else
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From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
the act of departing
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
how
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From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
engage in
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
spring-time
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From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Easter Sunday is almost here, and the people of the village are talking of going to Einsiedeln together."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fine time we can have!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE WONDERFUL ABBEY IT was the beautiful spring-time, and the country had begun to look green and fresh again after the long months of snow and frost.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "O, father, that would make me happier than anything else in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carl, my dear, how would you like to go on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Abbey?" asked his father one night as they finished milking the cows.
