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From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was frozen, and so were they.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
CONNECTICUTnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading I was frozen, and so were they.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
MERIDEN
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From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
OperanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading A CONNECTICUT AUDIENCE--MERRY MERIDEN--A HARD PULL.
one of four equal parts
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was frozen, and so were they.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
believed likely
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was frozen, and so were they.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
precisely as stated
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _From Meriden, January 8._ A Connecticut audience was a new experience to me.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a quarter of an hour I proceeded very cautiously, feeling the ground, as it were, as I went on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was frozen, and so were they.
at the time that
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yesterday I had a crowded room at the Opera House in Meriden; but if you had been behind the scenery, when I made my appearance on the stage, you would not have suspected it, for not one of the audience treated me to a little applause.
