used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
blightnounUS /blaɪt/
a state or condition being blighted
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
blindnessnounUS /ˈblaɪndnəs/
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
chasteningnoun
a rebuke for making a mistake
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
establishingverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “establish” — set up or found
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
a social unit living together
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
in a gradual manner
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
long-continued
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From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
easily agitated
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
compacted by ironing
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/
plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading After three months of total blindness, the result of long-continued nervous excitement, my sight was gradually restored.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Alas, that blight, war and desolation should sweep over such a home!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My chastening was severe, but the Lord raised up friends in my necessity.
in or at the place that
From this reading "This home was in the suburbs of New Orleans, where the mild air and sweet perfume of orange groves did much toward establishing health.
which person or people
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime I had made the acquaintance of a family from the South, who pressed me so kindly to return with them to their own home that I could not refuse.
