used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
ALDEN
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From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
(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 Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
brought into existence
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
BristolnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
CarolinasnounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnəz/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
ETC
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From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
apart from; not including
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
MORALadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
and nothing more
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
PIRATESnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
To recall to mind.
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
only a very short time before
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
male cat
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BY W. L. ALDEN AUTHOR OF “THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN,” “THE MORAL PIRATES,” ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Father was a British channel pilot, and Tom and I were born and had lived except for one week, all our lives, in Bristol.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no more of us, for our mother had died when I was so little that I could scarcely remember her.
at the time that
From this reading I was nearly fifteen and my brother Tom was a little over sixteen when father died.
which person or people
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The only relation we had in the world was an uncle whom we had never seen and who lived in America, in the colony of the Carolinas.
