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From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
CartersnounUS /ˈkɑːrtərz/
plural of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
deignedverbUS /deɪnd/
past form of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
at any time
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
HeliconnounUS /ˈhelɪkɑːn/
a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
for this reason
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
landingsnounUS /ˈlændɪŋz/
plural of “landing” — an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
engage in
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
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 MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
a form of address for a man
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
not any; not one
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
NYMPHnounUS /nɪmf/
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
SEPTEMBERnounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
carry out
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
teakettlenoun
kettle for boiling water to make tea
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
precisely as stated
From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The picnic on the fallen tree was the very best picnic I ever attended and the game of teakettle the best game I ever played.
Week-End
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From this reading I think very often of the few happy days I spent at Week-End Camp and of the hospitable Carters.
at the time that
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
WIRELESSnounUS /ˈwaɪrlɪs/
medium for communication
From this reading LETTERS Miss Nan Carter from Mr. Thomas Smith BY WIRELESS FROM THE CLOUDS, SEPTEMBER .., 19..
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading MY DEAR WOOD NYMPH: I have made many flights and many landings but no landing has been so delightful as the one I made on Helicon and no flight so beautiful as when a certain little wood nymph deigned to accompany me.
a late time of life
From this reading Some day, and not so many years hence I hope it will be, I intend to make a flight and take my teakettle with me.
