Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

(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 Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

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

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

brought into existence

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a university in England

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

under normal conditions

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

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From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

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

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

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From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

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 Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a state in New England

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

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 It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

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From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

the bank of a river

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

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

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

hidden from general view or use

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

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

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

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

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

-ing form of “undulate” — stir up (water) so as to form ripples

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

under normal conditions

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

precisely as stated

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

at the time that

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

to a great degree

From this reading Hollis is a quiet, secluded place, a picturesque but almost deserted village--if the few houses so widely scattered can be termed a village--located among the undulating hills that lie along the lower reaches of the Saco River.

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From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

the act of creating written works

From this reading Here she plans to do almost all her actual writing--the story itself is begun long before--and she resorts to the place with pent-up energy.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading With a Biographical Sketch, Portrait, and Illustrations Boston, New York, and Chicago Houghton, Mifflin & Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Mrs. Wiggin, as she is known in literature, was Kate Douglas Smith; she was born in Philadelphia, and spent her young womanhood in California, but when a very young child she removed to Hollis in the State of Maine, and since her maturity has usually made her summer home there; her earliest recollections thus belong to the place, and she draws inspiration for her character and scene painting very largely from this New England neighborhood.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading It is an advantage for an author to have known many places and different sorts of people, though the most vivid impressions are commonly those received in childhood and youth.