used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
athleticsnounUS /æθˈletɪks/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been popular in a quiet and discriminating fashion.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
clubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
contemporaneousadjectiveUS /kənˌtempərˈeɪniəs/
occurring in the same period of time
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
discriminatingadjectiveUS /dɪˈskrɪməneɪtɪŋ/
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
From this reading He had been popular in a quiet and discriminating fashion.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
a social unit living together
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
FanverbUS /fæn/
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had been popular in a quiet and discriminating fashion.
Featherstone
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From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
Ginger's
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From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
Jim
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From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
lineagenounUS /ˈlɪniədʒ/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
mildlyadverbUS /ˈmaɪldli/
to a moderate degree
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
in other respects or ways
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading He had been popular in a quiet and discriminating fashion.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He had been popular in a quiet and discriminating fashion.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
rosily
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From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
toppedadjectiveUS /tɑːpt/
having a top of a specified character
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
twenty-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He had gone in mildly for athletics at Harvard, topped his classes, made two of the best clubs.
uninhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətɪd/
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
Wolcott
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From this reading Ginger’s Aunt Fan received a very satisfactory letter from Jim Featherstone; the Wolcott Family was as solid as Plymouth Rock, and contemporaneous with it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE world continued to be otherwise uninhabited and to glow rosily for almost a fortnight.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dean Wolcott was a young man of excellent lineage, character, and achievement--known already, at twenty-eight, for unusual and original work in his line.
