(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
Bryant
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From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
Bryant's
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From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
diligentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪlədʒəntli/
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
Edith
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From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
generositynounUS /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
a social unit living together
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
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 In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
Maud
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From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
peaceableadjectiveUS /ˈpiːsəbəl/
inclined or disposed to peace
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
with low volume
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
school-room
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From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
Una
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From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
Una's
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From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
uneventfullyadverb
in an uneventful manner
From this reading The first few months of Una's stay in her husband's home passed quietly and uneventfully.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the generosity of her heart, she took Bryant with her, so the household that was left was very quiet and peaceable.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading In the school-room Mrs. Wilson and Una diligently climbed the ladder of knowledge through the long summer mornings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortunately for all concerned, Bryant's wife went off to spend the summer at Long Branch with her mother and sister.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The girls took their summer vacation from study, and Maud worked on her novel, Edith at her picture.
