anew
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
anniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
BatterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
Billee
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From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
BowlingnounUS /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
celebratingverbUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “celebrate” — behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
ConeynounUS /ˈkoʊni/
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
being one more than ten
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
come together
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
PalmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
RockersnounUS /ˈrɑːkərz/
originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
a particular situation
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
carry out
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
telephonedverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnd/
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading Billee had telephoned him from somewhere to meet her at Bowling Green at eleven.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her old lady was off to New England again with the Plymouth Rockers, celebrating an anniversary, and would not return until next day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
a Caucasian
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The wonderful day, the day for memory, was that on which King took Billee to Coney Island.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would take cars to the Island and come back by boat at ten to Battery Park.
yearningsnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋz/
plural of “yearning” — prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading June had arrived with white dresses, canvas shoes, Palm Beach suits, straw hats and sea yearnings.
