used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
coffinsnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪnz/
plural of “coffin” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
doesn't
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From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
divisible by two
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
set up or found
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
how
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From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
Kipling's
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From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
PhoeniciansnounUS /fəˈniːʃənz/
plural of “phoenician” — a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
potentlyadverb
in a manner having a powerful influence
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
sardinesnounUS /sɑːrˈdiːnz/
plural of “sardine” — small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says they're so untidy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
sight-seeing
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From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She says they're so untidy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
that's
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From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
they're
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From this reading She says they're so untidy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
up to a particular time
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
very small
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Its chapters of history have to be packed like sardines, beginning down, down, far deeper than Kipling's "twelve coffins."
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading She says they're so untidy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She, by the way, doesn't much care for ruins.
at the time that
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that's not strange, when you think how tiny England is, compared with other countries, and how things have gone on happening there every minute since the Phoenicians found it a snug little island.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and I travelled till our money threatened to give out in the noble cause of sight-seeing, but I never realized history quite so potently even in Italy as I do in England.
