20th
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From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
AuntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
CricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
Eunice
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From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
Europe-bound
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From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
the act of departing
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
I'm
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From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
Jean'snounUS /dʒiːnz/
possessive form of “jean” — a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
Marbury
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From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
Simonds
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From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer at Marbury had begun.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
to-day
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From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
WardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early the first morning after their arrival, Cricket awoke Eunice with a punch.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading On the 20th of June, after seeing the Europe-bound party off for New York, the Ward children had arrived, bag and baggage, under Auntie Jean's escort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Eunice, what do you think I am going to do to-day? and I'm going to do it every day till I succeed."
