used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
(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 They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
Berrington
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
Berringtons
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
children's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
a social unit living together
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the act of departing
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
and nothing more
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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 Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
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 One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
engage in
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They find that life is not going to be all that easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
the local environment
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is quite a short book that had been published in parts in a children's magazine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One branch of the Berrington family had been established in Australia for a long time, and had built up quite a profitable station.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
at the time that
From this reading Another branch of the family had been living in a wealthy style in London, when their business failed, and they had just enough money left to make their way to Australia, to join their cousins.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The Young Berringtons, by W.H.G. Kingston.
