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From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
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From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
in addition
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
placed crosswise
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
dearly loved
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
DinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
Ernest's
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From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
the act of departing
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
LongfellownounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
come together
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
Nahant
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From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Longfellow was of the party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Longfellow was of the party.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
cut with a saw
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
accept gladly
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
a Caucasian
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The day was warm with a soft south wind blowing, and as we crossed the beach white waves were curling up the sands....
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Wednesday, September 6, 1871._—Dined with Mr. Longfellow at Nahant.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The three little ladies, his daughters, and Ernest’s wife, were within, but they came warmly forward to give us greeting; also Mr. Sam.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The dear poet saw us coming from afar and walked to his little gate to meet us with such a sweet cordial welcome that it was worth going many a mile to have that alone.
