used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
subject to appointment
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading After that it was cold.
dinnersnounUS /ˈdɪnərz/
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After that it was cold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
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 A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
partaking
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From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
not in physical motion
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Thanksgiving came after a lovely Indian summer, such as one rarely sees now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that it was cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
Underhill
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From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A MERRY CHRISTMAS George Underhill came down and made a nice long visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt he liked his own home people a little the best, but his heart was still set on farming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
which person or people
From this reading Then each State appointed its own Thanksgiving, and there were people who boasted of partaking of three separate dinners.
