used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BENJAMIN AND BENJAMIN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
BENJAMINnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading BENJAMIN AND BENJAMIN.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a youthful male person
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
start firing a weapon
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
Josiah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
strange-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside him was a middle-aged man, the father of the boy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN old man sat by an open fire in a strange-looking room with a little boy on his knee.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Brother Josiah," said the old man, "I have had a hard, disappointed life, but I have done the best that I could, and there has nothing happened since my own children died and my hair turned gray that has made me so happy as that letter that you sent to me in England in which you told me that you had named this boy for me."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It makes me happy to see you here by my fire to-night, with the boy in your lap," said the father.
