used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading Joe spoke awkwardly.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
a youthful male person
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
opinion or judgment
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
only a very short time before
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
isn't
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From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
it's
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From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
Joe
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From this reading Joe spoke awkwardly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
rippingadjectiveUS /ˈrɪpɪŋ/
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
shantynounUS /ˈʃænti/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
express in speech
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Joe spoke awkwardly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
having passed out of existence
From this reading They both thought of his father, and the vanished days of the shanty on the hillside, and his mother thought:
we're
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From this reading "So we're here, mother ... and it's ripping, isn't it?"
we've
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From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes," she murmured, "it's the first time we've had anything like this since you were a boy."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading She could hardly speak, but her eyes seemed to sparkle with a second youth.
