used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
how long something has existed
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
groovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
ten 10s
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
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 Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
an educational institution
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Father left that evening and told me to be good, mind the Sisters, and study hard.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading On that short trip my father and I got to be good friends, and I think I was closer to him that day than on any other of our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our days were passed pleasantly with our small studies, many prayers, and daily attendance at mass.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fell into my groove in the school with other boys of my age.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I was a problem to my father, running loose about the hotel while he was at work, and finally he took me to a Catholic school one hundred miles away.
