anew
From this reading And the coming home again was happy too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
bargainedverbUS /ˈbɑːrɡənd/
past form of “bargain” — negotiate the terms of an exchange
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And the coming home again was happy too.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
farm-house
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From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And the coming home again was happy too.
How
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From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IT'S ONLY I, MOTHER."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
IT'S
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From this reading "IT'S ONLY I, MOTHER."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
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 It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
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 It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "IT'S ONLY I, MOTHER."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
and nothing more
From this reading "IT'S ONLY I, MOTHER."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
on the contrary
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
Skensdale
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From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And the coming home again was happy too.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading It had been very happy, in spite of the rain having given the visitors at the Skensdale farm-house rather more of his company than they had bargained for, and it left many happy memories behind it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "How well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true."
wolds
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From this reading The summer in the wolds, so long looked forward to, was over.
