used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
blossomingnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
put on clothes
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
festaladjective
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
home-comer
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From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
and nothing more
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
come together
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
with low volume
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
the season of growth
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
Stuermer
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From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
SusannanounUS /suːˈzænə/
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
Susanna's
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From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The table was set in a festal manner in the dining-room, and at Susanna's place was a bunch of splendid white roses.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
a Caucasian
From this reading Anna Maria had sent the best carriage to meet the home-comer, and put a little white dress on the child.
which person or people
From this reading Stuermer, who happened to have come over, remained with Anna Maria in the salon; she had the child in her arms.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The winter passed quietly away, and with the spring, just as the trees were blossoming, Susanna came back.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I went to the front steps to meet the young wife.
