Chapter XXVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

any thing at all

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

offering or expressing apology

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

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From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

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From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

possessive form of “bruce” — Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the act of buying

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

dearly loved

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a farewell remark

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

a woman host

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

full of or producing joy

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

by chance

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a human being

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

try to get or reach

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

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From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

carry out

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a special situation

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Miss Frost, a bird-like little person with a high apologetic voice, was bewildered with joyful excitement.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

be dressed in

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

accept gladly

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service

From this reading He wired: “Miss Frost is returning with me.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading GOOD-BY, SUMMER ONE errand which Irving Bruce performed in Boston besides buying Betsy’s wedding present, was to seek out a poor relation of his step-mother’s in her suburban home, and carry her back with him to Fairport.

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading And such was Mrs. Bruce’s loneliness, and worry, and desire to hide from her friends, that never did poor relation receive a more cordial welcome.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

a late time of life

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.

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From this reading “I haven’t a _thing_ to wear, my dear, not a thing!” she cried to her hostess on her arrival; “but Irving was so _perfectly_ lovely, he wouldn’t let me _wait_ for _anything_; and he told me how you’ve let that valuable Betsy go to this faithful lover of _years_, so like you, always to think of _others_, and Irving says you’re _tired_, so that really perhaps I _can_ take some care of you, and it will be such a _joy_ to feel that I’m not _useless_ in this beautiful, beautiful spot, and you never _could_ look anything but _pretty_, Laura, but I do think you _show_ the natural fatigue of _travel_,” etc., etc.