used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
(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 stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
any thing at all
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
Carlson
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From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
the act of departing
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
Dora
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From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
electedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
HalenounUS /heɪl/
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
Katherine
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From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
immediately past
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
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 MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
Madeline
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From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
Nita
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
shipboardadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪpbɔːrd/
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
stay-at-homes
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From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left at ten o'clock in the morning, and their boat sailed the same afternoon at five.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The stay-at-homes--Rachel, Katherine, Nita and little Dora Carlson--were all at the station to see them off and wish them a successful journey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madeline and Mary, the experienced travelers of the party, were "elected" to attend to the trunks, for Miss Hale was suffering with a bad headache.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading "THE MERRY HEARTS" ABROAD Never was there such a bustling, confused, hurried, but withal happy departure from Harding as "The Merry Hearts" made on the last day of the long winter term.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading There would not be time in New York, therefore, for anything but to get themselves and their baggage across the city and safely on shipboard.
