abominablyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
in addition
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
DISCOVERIESnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
every person
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
highest in quality
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
Kecskerey
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From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
engage in
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr. Kecskerey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
PestnounUS /pest/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
Szentirmays
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From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
UNPLEASANTadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was the winter season at Pest.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.
