aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
(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 boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
any thing at all
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
cannot
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From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
give a description of
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
at any time
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
granddaughternounUS /ˈɡrændɔːtər/
a female grandchild
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
Grandmama
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From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
prairiesnounUS /ˈpreɪriz/
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
roughnessnounUS /ˈrʌfnəs/
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
cut with a saw
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
Spurgeon
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From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
surroundverbUS /sərˈaʊnd/
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
precisely as stated
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
wildnessnounUS /ˈwaɪldnəs/
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading The boundless extent of the country, the wildness and beauty of the prairies, the roughness of this frontier town, above all the people themselves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And my hostess, Mrs. Spurgeon, as well as her granddaughter, have treated me with all the consideration that my own kindred could do.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading This is the letter that I wrote:
but in spite of that
From this reading The house I am living in is unlike anything you ever saw; but yet it is very comfortable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Grandmama: I cannot describe to you the conditions that surround me.
