from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “So do I,” agreed Mabel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
any thing at all
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “So do I,” agreed Mabel.
Ellen
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From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
else
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From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
FRANCESnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
and nothing more
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
go away from a place
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
set afire or burning
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
Mabel
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From this reading “So do I,” agreed Mabel.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
PortlandnounUS /ˈpɔːrtlənd/
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FRANCES FOUND “Portland harbor is so beautiful that I hate to leave it,” Ellen said to the other girls as they were getting under way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There never was anything so lovely as that harbor with the lighted bridge running across it.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “And it just seemed too wonderful to be true for those northern lights to appear on top of everything else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would have given anything if the rest of you had been up on deck to see them too.
