1877
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From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
admirablyadverbUS /ˈædmərəbli/
in an admirable manner
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading She always attributed her success in life to that chin.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
Chocolat
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From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
characterized by great determination
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
Gilmore
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From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
Gilmore's
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From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
a young female
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
destroyed or killed
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
HALF-TALENTED
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From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
and nothing more
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She always attributed her success in life to that chin.
Lilian
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From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
Menier
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From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
Nordica
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From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
PatricknounUS /ˈpætrɪk/
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
prominencenounUS /ˈprɑːmənəns/
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading She always attributed her success in life to that chin.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
TEACHINGnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time of the Gilmore tour she was quite a girl, but she dressed her hair in a fashion that made her look much older than she really was and that threw into prominence her admirably determined chin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She always attributed her success in life to that chin.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
usine
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From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEACHING AND THE HALF-TALENTED I have gone abroad nearly every summer and it was on one of these trips, in 1877, that I first met Lilian Nordica.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was at a garden party given by the Menier Chocolat people at their _usine_ just outside Paris, after she had returned from making a tour of Europe with Patrick Gilmore's band.
a late time of life
From this reading A few years later she and I sang together in Russia; and we have always been good friends.
