used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
in actual fact
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
(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 I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
give a description of
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
I've
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From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
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 I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
mind-pictures
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From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
not any; not one
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
patronisingadjective
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
pondsnounUS /pɑːndz/
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
RANCHnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
To recall to mind.
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
Identical; not different.
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading No one can have any real notion of the sea before seeing it; and it is the same with the prairie.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
precisely as stated
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
wasn't
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From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have often imagined it, but now that we are actually on it, driving over it, I find that all my mind-pictures are lifeless compared with the reality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose I wasn't more than four, and kindly patronising elder brothers and sisters had tried to describe it to me beforehand, but the most I pictured was a very, very big pond, with water as flat and uninteresting as that of most ponds.
a late time of life
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON A CATTLE RANCH Do you remember your first sight of the sea?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I've not forgotten mine, though it must have been many years before yours.
