Chapter II · A Floral Welcome

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

again but in a new or different way

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

later than; following

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

anew

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

eat an early morning meal

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

put or send forth

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

the act of departing

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

destroyed or killed

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

not any; not one

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

above and across; more than

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading Marjorie cast a look of reproach at her father.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

under normal conditions

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BREAKFAST next morning was not the gay, cheery feast it usually was.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Maynard came to the table with her hat on, and the children seemed suddenly to realize afresh that their mother was going away.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Oh,” said Marjorie, “I wish I could go to sleep for six weeks, and then wake up the day you come home again.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, you have that farewell feeling now,” said Mr. Maynard; “but after we’re really gone, and you find out what fun it is to have no one to rule over you, you’ll begin to wish we would stay six months instead of six weeks.”