used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet how can one describe it?
cross-bar
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From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
give a description of
From this reading Yet how can one describe it?
erectionsnounUS /ɪˈrekʃənz/
plural of “erection” — an erect penis
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The Greek letter [Greek: Pi] is most like it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
how
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From this reading Yet how can one describe it?
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet how can one describe it?
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Greek letter [Greek: Pi] is most like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Greek letter [Greek: Pi] is most like it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Greek letter [Greek: Pi] is most like it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
of an obscure nature
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
PinounUS /paɪ/
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
From this reading The Greek letter [Greek: Pi] is most like it.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
having a supporting base
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Imagine a giant [Greek: Pi] with a second cross-bar below the top one.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE We are standing in front of a mysterious gate which is yet not a gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must have seen pictures of Japan many a time, and in some of them there must have been one of these curious erections.
