used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
BarrowsnounUS /ˈbæroʊz/
plural of “barrow” — the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
Caro
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From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
don't
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From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
Dr
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From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
effectedadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪd/
settled securely and unconditionally
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
the act of giving
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
Grayson
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From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
increasenounUS /ˌɪnˈkriːs/
a quantity that is added
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
and nothing more
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
LOCALadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
take the midday meal
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
on the contrary
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
cut with a saw
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
seminarynounUS /ˈseməneri/
a private place of education for the young
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Hard times had effected the seminary, an effort must be made to increase its funds, and this was the task the president had before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
TrolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
precisely as stated
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In this way it happened that he heard nothing of the visit to Walter Grayson.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading That very day Dr. Barrows left town on seminary business and was gone several weeks.
accept gladly
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
which person or people
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was watching at the window and ran to open the door, giving him such a warm welcome that the president who saw it, remarked to Aunt Charlotte, “I don’t know what Caro would do without that cat.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A LOCAL SNOW STORM After Caro reached home she began to be afraid that Trolley would not come back and the thought made her rather unhappy, but just as the lunch bell rang he came trotting across the lawn.
