used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
(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 For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CASTLE BRANDON AND CASTLE ANGRY.
ANGRYadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading CASTLE BRANDON AND CASTLE ANGRY.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
BRANDON
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From this reading CASTLE BRANDON AND CASTLE ANGRY.
Brandons
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From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading CASTLE BRANDON AND CASTLE ANGRY.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
don't
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From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
a social unit living together
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
how
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From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
immediately past
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
not any; not one
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
express in words
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading For how is a family to last when it has come to living on nothing, and the number of the family all told nine,--they being nearly all healthy and hungry people?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country people say that there were Brandons in the land before the mountains were made.
at the time that
From this reading Anyhow the mountains are likely to be there when there are no Brandons, so far as I can see.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I don't know whether Brandon Mountain was called from us or we from the mountain.
