used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he was sorely puzzled.
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
not any; not one
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading At first he was sorely puzzled.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
an educational institution
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
self-appreciation
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From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
a person, without saying who
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading At first he was sorely puzzled.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
WardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Ken Ward had not been at the big university many days before he realized the miserable lot of a freshman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he was sorely puzzled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading College was so different from what he had expected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the high school of his home town, which, being the capital of the State, was no village, he had been somebody.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then his summer in Arizona, with its wild adventures, had given him a self-appreciation which made his present situation humiliating.
