used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
afternoonsnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
(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 would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no woods now like those Nathan and I explored in those days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
BoyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
CenternounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
contributedverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/
past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
exploredverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading There are no woods now like those Nathan and I explored in those days.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
Foxboro
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
IMPRESSIONSnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
influencingverbUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
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 There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
Nathan
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no woods now like those Nathan and I explored in those days.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
NuggetsnounUS /ˈnʌɡəts/
plural of “nugget” — a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
the local environment
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are no woods now like those Nathan and I explored in those days.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
transcribeverbUS /trænˈskraɪb/
write out from speech, notes, etc.
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
twilights
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From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
unalloyedadjectiveUS /əˈnælɔɪd/
free from admixture
From this reading IMPRESSIONS I Looking back on those days in Foxboro Center now, Nathan and I think of them as Nuggets of Time from the Golden Mine of Boyhood, unalloyed.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading There are no valleys so peaceful, no afternoons so long, no twilights so soft, no stars so high.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There are no woods now like those Nathan and I explored in those days.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would like to transcribe whole pages from the Memory Book, all of which has contributed to the great mass of experience influencing the most vital parts of our lives.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the subject matter is too trivial and the type too fine to ask a busy world to read.
