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From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
1915
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From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
1916
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From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
brought into existence
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
a period of 100 years
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
encroachingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈkroʊtʃɪŋ/
gradually intrusive without right or permission
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
Faraday'snounUS /ˈfærədeɪz/
possessive form of “faraday” — the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
KATHARINE
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From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
Lucretia's
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From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
METCALF
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From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
red-brickadjective
of or relating to British universities founded in the late 19th century or the 20th century
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
rose-bush
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From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
silhouetteverbUS /ˌsɪləˈwet/
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
sojournernounUS /ˈsoʊdʒərnər/
a temporary resident
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
sun-dial
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From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It became terribly quiet in the carriage.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
at the time that
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
white-marble
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From this reading The shadow on the sun-dial, blue upon its white-marble surface, marked four o'clock, but its edge was broken by the irregular silhouette of an encroaching rose-bush.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The sun-dial in the midst of the wide, sunny garden, the old red-brick house among the elms--these were the most sharply defined elements of Mark Faraday's picture of home.
a late time of life
From this reading THE WAITING YEARS[16] BY KATHARINE METCALF ROOF From _The Century Magazine_ [16] Copyright 1915, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1916, by Katharine Metcalf Roof.
but in spite of that
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Born in Italy, for most of his young life a sojourner in foreign lands, he yet remembered being utterly happy at "Aunt Lucretia's" when at seven he had made his first visit to his mother's country.
