used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
how long something has existed
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
(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 Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
the organ of sight
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
a social unit living together
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
it's
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From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
Kalle
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From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
and nothing more
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
cut with a saw
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ah! yes, it has been good to live in my old age and have them all about me— Kalle and Maria and the children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
hard to endure
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And all of my own age have gone before me; it’s been nice to see what became of them all.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The wood had grown bigger, and a whole family had grown up without my quite knowing it.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes, but that was quite good enough; there was so much that was new since I lost my sight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you only saw it with one eye, like the birds, grandmother,” said Kalle, trying to laugh.
