used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
the state of being absent
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
administrationnounUS /ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
blessednessnounUS /ˈblesədnəs/
a state of supreme happiness
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
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 Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
CongressionaladjectiveUS /kənˈɡreʃənəl/
of or relating to congress
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
CRUSADEnounUS /kruːˈseɪd/
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
set up or found
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
insnounUS /ɪnz/
an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
Margaret's
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From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
navynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
outsnounUS /aʊts/
plural of “out” — (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
move upward
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Congressional circles change; army and navy people move away; there are the "ins" and the "outs" with every administration; and fortunes rise and fall there as elsewhere.
a special situation
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
unstableadjectiveUS /ənˈsteɪbəl/
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
From this reading Social life in the capital city is an unstable thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed it was known to but few persons.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
at the time that
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A WOMAN'S CRUSADE Margaret's action in taking a dying woman into her home that she might give her the blessedness of being with her child while life lasted excited little comment.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
a late time of life
From this reading Margaret found her world greatly narrowed when she came back to Washington after years of absence.
