245
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From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
Alick
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From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Alick now shook hands in his turn.
Hawermann
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From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/
the quality of being honest
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
hymn-book
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From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
HymnsnounUS /hɪmz/
plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
key-note
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From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
immediately past
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
Mecklenburg
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From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
merciesnounUS /ˈmɜːrsiːz/
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
a particular point in time
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
not any; not one
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Alick now shook hands in his turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
express in words
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Alick now shook hands in his turn.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
successive (without a break)
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
thunder-storm
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From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Alick now shook hands in his turn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
uprightnessnoun
the property of being upright in posture
From this reading As she did so, she read in his face as he did in hers, truth, honesty and uprightness.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one chosen was No. 245 in the Mecklenburg hymn-book, and was intended to be used "after a severe thunder-storm."
accept gladly
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
the words that are spoken
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At last they drove up to the assembled villagers, and Hawermann approaching the carriage said a few words of welcome that came straight from his heart, and as Alick, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, had nothing ready to say on the spur of the moment, the young lady bent forward and gave the old man her hand with a friendly smile.
Äsel
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From this reading Then the schoolmaster came forward followed by the line of Äsel, and gave out the key-note of one of the "Hymns of thanksgiving for peculiar mercies."
