afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
dearly loved
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
DolphinnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
drivewaynounUS /ˈdraɪvweɪ/
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
apart from; not including
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
jestingadjective
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There’s no place like home.”
Lucilla
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From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
engage in
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no place like home.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There’s no place like home.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
Sunnyside-so
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From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
There's
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From this reading There’s no place like home.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “No; Woodburn and Sunnyside-so near together, and their inhabitants so nearly related—seem to make but one home to me.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “HOME, sweet home!” exclaimed Lucilla as their carriage turned into the driveway on that first evening after the Dolphin had come into port.
Woodburn
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From this reading “Except Woodburn, our dear old home,” returned Max in jesting tone.
