having fair knowledge of
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
affabilitynoun
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
any thing at all
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
chumnounUS /tʃʌm/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Muriel had replied with good-natured impatience: “Why does it rain?
DorisnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
easy-going
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From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
glacialadjectiveUS /ˈɡleɪʃəl/
relating to or derived from a glacier
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading Muriel had replied with good-natured impatience: “Why does it rain?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
hostilitynounUS /hɑːˈstɪləti/
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
how
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From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
be the source of pain
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Muriel had replied with good-natured impatience: “Why does it rain?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
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 It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
Marjorie
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From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
Monroe'snounUS /mənˈroʊz/
possessive form of “monroe” — United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
Muriel
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From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
Muriel's
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From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
not any; not one
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
an amount of time
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
perplexedlyadverb
in a perplexed manner
From this reading When Marjorie had perplexedly questioned “Why?”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
with little or no delay
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When Marjorie had perplexedly questioned “Why?”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Muriel had replied with good-natured impatience: “Why does it rain?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Muriel had replied with good-natured impatience: “Why does it rain?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
Sanford
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From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
swervenounUS /swɜːrv/
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE Muriel Harding had gone home on the Christmas vacation more puzzled than hurt over Doris Monroe’s sudden swerve from affability to hostility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not in Muriel’s easy-going nature to trouble long over anything, no matter how serious.
at the time that
From this reading When Marjorie had perplexedly questioned “Why?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When Marjorie had perplexedly questioned “Why?”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since Marjorie had wished her to invite Doris to go with them to Sanford she had promptly acquainted her chum with “the Ice Queen’s return to the glacial period.”
