used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
(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 I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
bankersnounUS /ˈbæŋkərz/
plural of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
Carlotta
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From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
every person
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
a social unit living together
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
joiningnounUS /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
social deportment
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
determined
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
resortsnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrts/
plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
SaratoganounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
stylesnounUS /staɪlz/
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I CONCLUDED, after all, to go North.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
precisely as stated
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
in or at the place that
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What if father, mother and Carlotta had travelled while I was studying in a quiet little village?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a pretty heavy draught on father’s bankers, I filled a trunk or two with the latest styles and started for Saratoga, where I would spend a few days before joining our family party at Niagara.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I felt equal to them in learning, and resolved that I would be in manners and polish.
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 I spent a few days in New York, which was very dull, as everybody was off at the summer resorts.
