how long something has existed
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
(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 "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading You always have such happy ideas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They shall be yours, Grandma dearest.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "They shall be yours, Grandma dearest.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
a young female
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "They shall be yours, Grandma dearest.
GrandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You always have such happy ideas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You always have such happy ideas.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You always have such happy ideas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
engage in
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You always have such happy ideas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They shall be yours, Grandma dearest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
belonging to which person
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
a late time of life
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "All the conditions of your life are so different from mine at your age: seeming to make you both older and younger--if you understand what I mean--that I would like to hear your own wishes."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What shall we do to celebrate your birthday, my child?" asked Grandmother Kitty, early in that first week of October on whose Saturday the young girl would reach to the dignity of sixteen years.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "They shall be yours, Grandma dearest.
