used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
collegesnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒɪz/
plural of “college” — the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
recognizable; marked
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
didn't
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From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
filmsnounUS /fɪlmz/
plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
a person of German nationality
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
ten 10s
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
engage in
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
and nothing more
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke French and German, and had some knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
the season of growth
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
carry out
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I was not sorry that I had to start my journey with only my camera and one hundred and four dollars for films.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I had no money for such a journey; but that didn’t matter for I meant to “work my way” from place to place.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I believed that if I had to work among the people of foreign countries I would learn more of them and of their languages than in any other way.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
a late time of life
From this reading After spending some sixteen years in schools and colleges, I decided, one spring, to take a year off and make a trip around the world.
