used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would find his way back in time.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He would find his way back in time.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
HaitinounUS /ˈheɪti/
a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
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 The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The sky was so blue, the morning air, as he left the abandoned native home, so crisp and balmy, he felt like singing a song.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Johnny Thompson did not in the least mind being lost.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He would find his way back in time.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truth was he got much joy from it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He would find his way back in time.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading True, he disliked worrying his friends, but the island of Haiti is not the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would find his way back in time.
