used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
(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 THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
BEGINNINGSnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
ConsortverbUS /kənˈsɔːrt/
keep company with; hang out with
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
divisible by two
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
Hanny
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From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
set down according to a plan
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
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 BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
pilgrimagesnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒɪz/
plural of “pilgrimage” — a journey to a sacred place
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
on the contrary
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
RepublicnounUS /riˈpʌblək/
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
SaratoganounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
Tarrytown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
termedverbUS /tɜːrmd/
past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
a special situation
From this reading It was getting to be quite the thing to go off awhile in the summer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
not known
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ben had taken a holiday, and gone up to Tarrytown after Hanny; and they had made pilgrimages along to different cousins.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading But plain people still visited their relatives a good deal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
which person or people
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMANCE There was Saratoga and Newport; and Long Branch laid claim to some distinction; even Cape May was not unknown to fame,--still the Jersey coast, with all its magnificent possibilities, really had not been discovered, and was rather contemptuously termed sand wastes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Some of the style had spent a "season" in London, and seen the young Queen and the Prince Consort and the royal children, and gone over to Paris to see "the nephew of his uncle," who was taking a hand in the new French Republic.
