used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
BakerynounUS /ˈbeɪkəri/
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
BiographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
bookstorenounUS /ˈbʊkstɔːr/
a shop where books are sold
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
Clara's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
a person of German nationality
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
the act of departing
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
HartfordnounUS /ˈhɑːrtfərd/
the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
and nothing more
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
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 Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From there we went to a German bookstore and bought some German books for Clara's birthday.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
Susy's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _From Susy's Biography_.
carry out
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day mamma planned to take the four o'clock car back to Hartford.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
Vassar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rose quite early that morning and went to the Vienna Bakery and took breakfast there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
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 Then papa went to read in public; there were a great many authors that read, that Thursday afternoon, beside papa; I would have liked to have gone and heard papa read, but papa said he was going to read in Vassar just what he was planning to read in New York, so I stayed at home with mamma.
