(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 She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
in addition
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was society Fanny wanted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
dissipations
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From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
Elwell
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From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
FannynounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading But it was society Fanny wanted.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
the act of departing
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
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 They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
RhinenounUS /raɪn/
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading But it was society Fanny wanted.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
the season of growth
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
UNWELCOMEadjectiveUS /ənˈwelkəm/
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
someone who visits
From this reading AN UNWELCOME VISITOR.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But it was society Fanny wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until spring that James Elwell and his bride returned to her father’s home.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was not greatly interested in the picturesque; so they spent the greater part of the time in the French capital, where they had entered into the American colony, and also into all the dissipations of that city.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They had spent the fall and winter in Europe, part of the time rambling through Italy and southern Spain, and, of course, going up the valley of the Rhine, and skimming over the other places made famous by history or art.
