used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
(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 A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
cambricnoun
a finely woven white linen
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
DerricknounUS /ˈderɪk/
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading The mind of Faith Derrick was on somewhat else.
disportverb
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
else
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From this reading The mind of Faith Derrick was on somewhat else.
evening'snounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The mind of Faith Derrick was on somewhat else.
Faith's
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From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the very luxury of October.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading It was the very luxury of October.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading It was the very luxury of October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mind of Faith Derrick was on somewhat else.
Pattaquasset
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From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
revelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
ribbands
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From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
an educational institution
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The mind of Faith Derrick was on somewhat else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A day for all the senses to disport themselves and revel in luxurious beauty.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
unexpressedadjective
not made explicit
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was the very luxury of October.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the very luxury of October.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
a Caucasian
From this reading But the mind of Pattaquasset was upon the evening's revel, and upon the beauty of white cambric and blue ribbands.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The Thursday of the great school celebration arrived; and according to Faith's unexpressed wish, the weather had continued warm.
