used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
adjustverbUS /əˈdʒʌst/
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But his son and his trees--ah, yes, they would help.
(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 For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his son and his trees--ah, yes, they would help.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
assemble or get together
From this reading And he would gather more redwoods now!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
heritagesnounUS /ˈherɪtɪdʒəz/
plural of “heritage” — practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
go away from a place
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And he would gather more redwoods now!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And he would gather more redwoods now!
nuzzled
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From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
paternitynounUS /pəˈtɜːrnɪti/
the state of being a father
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
redwoodsnounUS /ˈredwʊdz/
plural of “redwood” — the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading And he would gather more redwoods now!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
a male human offspring
From this reading But his son and his trees--ah, yes, they would help.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He nuzzled his grizzled cheek against the baby's face.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his son and his trees--ah, yes, they would help.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
at the time that
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Just you and my trees,” he whispered, “just you and my trees to help me hang on to a plucky finish.”
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For love and paternity had come to him late in life, and so had his first great sorrow; wherefore, since he was not accustomed to these heritages of all flesh, he would have to adjust himself to the change.
an affirmative
From this reading But his son and his trees--ah, yes, they would help.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sorrow I shall keep from you, please God, and happiness and worldly comfort shall I leave you when I go to her.”
