used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
at or in or to any place
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
for the reason that
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
ByrdnounUS /bɜːrd/
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
Byrdsville
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
countrier
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
dark-eyed
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
at any time
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
a young female
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
the act of departing
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
I'll
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
I'm
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
isn't
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
and nothing more
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
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 Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
MansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
and nothing more
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
possessing material wealth
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
caught or fixed
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
a special situation
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
which person or people
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
