used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
(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 visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
braidingnounUS /ˈbreɪdɪŋ/
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
bunk-house
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From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
culturedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltʃərd/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
divisible by two
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
fashioningnounUS /ˈfæʃənɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
fathomed
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From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
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 visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
a female domestic
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
malines
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From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
Margaret
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From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
MomnounUS /mɑːm/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
TemplesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so subtle is the heart of a maid that she never fathomed the real reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Temples', of course, was interesting and delightful as being something utterly new in her experience.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
Wallis
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From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visit to the camp was a time to be remembered long by all the inhabitants of the bunk-house, and even by Margaret herself.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was comparatively luxurious, and there were pleasant, cultured people there, more from her own social class in life.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Margaret wondered Friday evening, as she sat up late, working away braiding a lovely gray bonnet out of folds of malines, and fashioning it into form for Mom Wallis, why she was looking forward to the visit with so much more real pleasure than she had done to the one the week before at the Temples'.
