the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
CasinonounUS /kəˈsiːnoʊ/
a public building for gambling and entertainment
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
expeditionsnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “expedition” — a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
motoringnounUS /ˈmoʊtərɪŋ/
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
not any; not one
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
Sylvia
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From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she missed the excitement and interest of the Casino.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia did her best to be kind to Bill Chester, but she felt ill at ease, and could not help showing it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The long motoring expeditions they took each afternoon gave her no pleasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
uneventfullyadverb
in an uneventful manner
From this reading The two following days dragged themselves uneventfully away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bill had not suggested that they should go there, and she would not be the one to do so.
