the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
Clavering
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From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
Elliston
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From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “And did you find the prize?”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The young man flushed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
How
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From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
Joe
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From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man flushed.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
a form of address for a man
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “And did you find the prize?”
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
in the near future
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
taxicabnounUS /ˈtæksikæb/
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading What was their surprise to be met at the door by Joe Elliston and Sarah Wheeler!
which person or people
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
WinnebagonounUS /ˌwɪnəˈbeɪɡoʊ/
a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
From this reading The older people who had gone by boat and taxicab to the Inn at Lake Winnebago arrived early on Saturday afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you get here so soon?” demanded Mr. Clavering in amazement.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man flushed.
