12th
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From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNDAY'S LULL AND MONDAY'S STORM.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
hopefulnessnounUS /ˈhoʊpfəlnɪs/
full of hope
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
LULLverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading SUNDAY'S LULL AND MONDAY'S STORM.
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
MONDAY'SnounUS /ˈmʌndiz/
possessive form of “monday” — the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading SUNDAY'S LULL AND MONDAY'S STORM.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
relievedadjectiveUS /rɪˈliːvd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
sabbathnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
STORMverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading SUNDAY'S LULL AND MONDAY'S STORM.
strainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
SUNDAYnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
SUNDAY'SnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
possessive form of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading SUNDAY'S LULL AND MONDAY'S STORM.
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He now thought he saw the end clearly.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading SUNDAY, the 12th of July, proved a long, restful sabbath to Marian and her father, and they spent most of its hours together.
UnionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
victoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
Vosburgh
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From this reading The magnificent Union victories had brought gladness and hopefulness to Mr. Vosburgh, and the return of her friends had relieved his daughter's mind.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The great tension and strain of the past weeks appeared to be over for a time.
