used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
divisible by two
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
fade-out
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From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
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 It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
MagnolianounUS /mæɡˈnoʊljə/
dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
Nethersole's
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From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
Olga
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From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
on one occasion
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
osculationnoun
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
PuritannounUS /ˈpjʊrətən/
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
with low volume
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Magnolia had once seen them kiss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had come upon them quietly and unexpectedly, on deck, in the dusk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long before the day of the motion picture fade-out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Certainly she had never witnessed a like passage of love between her parents; and even her recent familiarity with stage romance had not prepared her for it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Olga Nethersole’s famous osculation was yet to shock a Puritan America.
