used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And it was about Tomo-chan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
AnglingnounUS /ˈæŋɡlɪŋ/
fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
conveniencenounUS /kənˈviːnjəns/
the state of being suitable or opportune
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
expedientadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/
serving to promote your interest
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
ExperimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
RemovalnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
a special situation
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
Tomo-chan
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From this reading And it was about Tomo-chan.
Tomo-chan's
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From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A Novel Experiment--Removal--Our New House--Angling--Tomo-chan’s Visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were now to remove to the suburbs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one thing which made me dislike this change.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Father got a better position with a firm quite far from our house, and it was thought expedient for us to do so for his convenience.
