used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
cobaltnounUS /ˈkoʊbɔːlt/
a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
immediately past
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
one's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
in or at or to some place
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
Twenty-fourthadjective
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
Wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
at the time that
From this reading It will be a different looking country to what it was when he left.
which person or people
From this reading Wasn't it Emerson who somewhere said that the firmament was the daily bread for one's eyes?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I've been staring up at a cobalt sky, and begin to understand why people used to think Heaven was somewhere up in the midst of such celestial blue.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Tuesday the Twenty-fourth_ Percy will be back to-morrow.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And on the prairie the sky is your first and last friend.
