the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
Bela
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From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
Brancka
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From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
at any time
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
Gela
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From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is quite old.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If ever I am to find him I am old enough now.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
Olga
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From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That is quite old.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
in the near future
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is quite old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
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 Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The first flush of autumn came upon the woods.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
a late time of life
From this reading Soon it would be three years since Olga Brancka had driven thither, and her work had held good and never been undone.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Bela and Gela had grown tall and slender as the young fir trees; and Bela often said to his brother: 'I was ten years old on Easter Day.
