1914
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From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
3
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From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
4
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From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
(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 IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Reprinted by special permission of author and publisher.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
Doran
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From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
filmedadjectiveUS /fɪlmd/
recorded on film; made into a movie
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
FOOTNOTEnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Copyright, 1914, by George H. Doran Company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
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 IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
Luxeadjective
elegant and sumptuous
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
Ole
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From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
approval to do something
From this reading Reprinted by special permission of author and publisher.
publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Reprinted by special permission of author and publisher.
ReprintedverbUS /riˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “reprint” — print anew
From this reading Reprinted by special permission of author and publisher.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
RoughingverbUS /ˈrʌfɪŋ/
-ing form of “rough” — prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [3] From _Roughing It de Luxe_.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Reprinted by special permission of author and publisher.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
thickenedadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkənd/
made or having become thick
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
turquoisenounUS /ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/
a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next morning at breakfast Johnny and Bill were doing a lot of laughing between them over something or other.
a Caucasian
From this reading IV.--The Ole Virginia[4] _By Stewart Edward White_ THE ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
