used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
Alice
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From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
in addition
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
devastatedverbUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
past form of “devastate” — cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
at any time
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
the act of departing
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
in a gradual manner
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/
having no employment
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
Lagerloff
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
go away from a place
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
not any; not one
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
and nothing more
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
Patricia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
rentedverbUS /ˈrentɪd/
past form of “rent” — let for money
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
separatingverbUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
Vera
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
VersaillesnounUS /verˈsaɪ/
a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A short time after, trunks were being brought down from the attic of the house at Versailles and being gradually packed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Other arrangements were also being made in a leisurely fashion for the closing of the house which Miss Patricia had rented only for a season.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Camp Fire girls were therefore separating for the first time in many months, since Vera Lagerloff and Alice Ashton were to accompany Miss Lord and continue the relief work in France, while the other girls were going with Captain and Mrs. Burton to spend the summer in England.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Captain Richard Burton had arrived in Versailles a week before and was compelled to leave for England within a short time on a special mission for the Red Cross.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had grown impatient to return to her work in the devastated districts of France, for now that the war was over the appeal for food and other aid was growing more insistent than ever, and idleness, such as she felt the months at Versailles had represented, at no time really interested Miss Patricia Lord.
