abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
true confidential information
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
Erminie
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From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
FieldingnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
KINGSLEY
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From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
kinsmen
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From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
LandlessadjectiveUS /ˈlændləs/
owning no land
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
lawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
not any; not one
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
OutlawnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔː/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
ParsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
reassureverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
Rosenthal
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From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
sanguineadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
shieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
transport commercially
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading My sword is my father, My shield is my mother, My ship is my sister, My horse is my brother.—CHARLES KINGSLEY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
ThoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
up to a particular time
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, My kinsmen have left me, And no kinsmen need I Till my kinsmen need me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen that Miss Rosenthal could not succeed in prevailing on her perverse guest to abandon the picnic excursion.
which person or people
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Outlaw and free thief, Landless and lawless, Through the world fare I, Thoughtless of life.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And, indeed, the sanguine young people who came on the next day to the Parsonage to arrange with Miss Fielding the details of the festival, contrived to reassure Erminie as to the perfect safety of the expedition.
