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From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
AugnounUS /ˈɔːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
a female human offspring
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
Eva
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From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
Fridtjof
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From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
GreenlandnounUS /ˈɡriːnlənd/
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
half-sisternoun
a sister who has only one parent in common with you
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
Home-Life
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From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother was the sister of the poet Welhaven.
Nansennoun
Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930)
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
Nansen's
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From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
PlanningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Her mother was the sister of the poet Welhaven.
PolaradjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
SarsnounUS /sɑːrz/
a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Her mother was the sister of the poet Welhaven.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The following story of his engagement is related:-- "On the night of Aug.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Engagement and Marriage.--Home-Life.--Planning the Polar Expedition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two months after Nansen had returned home from his Greenland expedition he became engaged to Eva Sars, daughter of the late Professor Sars, and was married to her the same autumn.
Welhaven
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From this reading Her mother was the sister of the poet Welhaven.
in or at the place that
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading 12 a shower of gravel and small pebbles rattled against the panes of a window in the house where Fridtjof Nansen's half-sister lived.
