used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
how long something has existed
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
Anda
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From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
Brian
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From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For twenty-five years, no one came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
exhibitverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
irrelevantadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreləvənt/
having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
immediately past
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
not any; not one
From this reading For twenty-five years, no one came.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For twenty-five years, no one came.
and nothing more
From this reading Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
rejectverbUS /rɪˈdʒekt/
refuse to accept or acknowledge
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
To recall to mind.
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
seventy-sixth
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From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
not in physical motion
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading To do so was irrelevant and dangerous, although every instinct of his old age tempted him to reject the present and dwell in the lost times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
hard to endure
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading For twenty-five years, no one came.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the seventy-sixth year of his life, Brian Van Anda was still trying not to remember a happy boyhood.
a late time of life
From this reading For twenty-five years, no one came.
