a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
BygonenounUS /ˈbaɪɡɔːn/
past events to be put aside
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
cipherin
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From this reading "Ole Marse, he jes' cipherin'."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ole Marse, he jes' cipherin'."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
HollynounUS /ˈhɑːli/
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
jes
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From this reading "Ole Marse, he jes' cipherin'."
KETTLEnounUS /ˈketəl/
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
immediately past
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
Marse
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From this reading "Ole Marse, he jes' cipherin'."
at the same time but in another place
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
Ole
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From this reading "Ole Marse, he jes' cipherin'."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
sixty-eightadjective
being eight more than sixty
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS Meanwhile, things had happened at Holly Lodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
having come into contact
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
TulipnounUS /ˈtuːləp/
any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At sixty-eight, one has many Christmas days to look back upon.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
von
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From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
WaltznounUS /wɔːlts/
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
Weber'snounUS /ˈveɪbərz/
possessive form of “weber” — a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
From this reading The Colonel had taken out his violin and played dreamily the old airs, von Weber's "Last Waltz," "Love Not," and "Bygone Hours."
at the time that
From this reading The faithful heart of Aunt Tulip in the kitchen was touched when the delicate strains of the violin floated upon the air.
