1778
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From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
Achmutys
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From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
(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 In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
BLENDEDadjectiveUS /ˈblendɪd/
combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
ChewsnounUS /tʃuːz/
plural of “chew” — a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
chirpingverbUS /ˈtʃɜːrpɪŋ/
-ing form of “chirp” — make high-pitched sounds
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
Danesford
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From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
excelverbUS /ɪkˈsel/
distinguish oneself
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
the state of being honored
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
HowesnounUS /haʊz/
plural of “howe” — United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
Lisbeth
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From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
full of life and energy
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
used to form the superlative
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
not one, and not any
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
others
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From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
pageantnounUS /ˈpædʒənt/
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
peeressnoun
a woman of the peerage in Britain
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
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 Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
QuakernounUS /ˈkweɪkər/
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
Redmans
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From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
Shippens
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From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among all the Philadelphia beauties--and none in all this great land or the lands across the seas could excel them--Lisbeth was a peeress.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was much chirping and fluttering those evenings in the homes of the Shippens, the Chews, the Achmutys, the Redmans, and others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
precisely as stated
From this reading In the midst of all this lived Elizabeth Danesford, and a very lively part of it she was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BLENDED ROSE For weeks the Quaker City girls had been looking forward with much anticipation and great eagerness to the eighteenth day of May, 1778.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading On that day there was to be a most wonderful, grand and gorgeous pageant in honour of the Howes.
