used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
any thing at all
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
Bab
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From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
Latham
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From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
Latham's
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From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
Lenox
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From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
Sallie
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From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
tree-tops
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From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading We had a splendid view of it from the tower in Mr. Latham's house.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I never saw anything so beautiful as the village of Lenox.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
Winthrop
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From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A KNOCK AT THE DOOR The moon had come up over the tree-tops before Miss Sallie, with Ruth, Bab and Grace returned from their visit to Mr. Winthrop Latham.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "We have had the most wonderful time, and met the most charming people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you certainly have missed it, this time, Miss Mollie!" cried Bab, running into the room where Mollie sat reading.
