to or in a foreign country
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
APPREHENSIONSnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃənz/
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading APPREHENSIONS.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
placed in a grave
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
Christmas-tide
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From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
a female human offspring
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
Dr
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From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
EaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
Edina
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From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
a social unit living together
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
Raynor
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From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
an educational institution
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
sojournnounUS /ˈsoʊdʒərn/
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fine old house, Eagles' Nest, lay buried in snow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was Christmas-tide, and Christmas weather.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Charles had come home from keeping his first term at Oxford; Alfred from school; Frank Raynor and his wife had returned from their sojourn abroad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading All the Raynor family had assembled within its walls: with the exception of Dr. Raynor and his daughter Edina.
