used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
(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 But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
the lower side of anything
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
divisible by two
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
at any time
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
your parents
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
go away from a place
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
now-a-days
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From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
many times at short intervals
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
express in words
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
transport commercially
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
steamersnounUS /ˈstiːmərz/
plural of “steamer” — a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
moving very fast
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in past times it was a long and difficult journey, in which the ship was often tossed by terrible storms, and sometimes was broken to pieces on the rocks or went to the bottom with all on board.
which person or people
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading What I wish to say is, that those who come from Europe to this country leave countries that are governed by kings, and come to a country that is governed by the people.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It has come to be an easy journey, with our great and swift steamers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Likely enough some of you may have been, for even young folks cross the ocean now-a-days.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE HAVE any of my young readers ever been to Europe?
