1899
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From this reading May 1st, 1899.
1st
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From this reading May 1st, 1899.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
(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 Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
antediluviannoun
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
CLARA
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From this reading CLARA MORRIS HARRIOTT.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
criticised
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From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
in a gradual manner
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
HARRIOTT
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From this reading CLARA MORRIS HARRIOTT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 1st, 1899.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
the force of workers available
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
MORRISnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading CLARA MORRIS HARRIOTT.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
any competition
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of all the race of men it is the country minister alone who can discover this particular breed of buggy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
unweariedly
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From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been a hot day, and the minister had brought us, my mother and myself, from the city to his country home, in a mysterious, antediluvian species of buggy.
precisely as stated
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
which person or people
From this reading That small public of my very own--the two who have listened to me unweariedly--criticised gently, and encouraged heartily--to that patient pair--my Mother and my Husband, I dedicate these little stories.
