used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
in addition
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
the act of breaking something
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
carousalnoun
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading But William was longing to dance.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
a female human offspring
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
Dunkardnoun
an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
frivolitynounUS /frəˈvɑːləti/
the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
impietynoun
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
irrevocablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈrevəkəbli/
in an irrevocable manner
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
Kuchenbach
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From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
Larker
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From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading But William was longing to dance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
participantnounUS /pɑːrˈtɪsəpənt/
someone who takes part in an activity
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
sectnounUS /sekt/
a subdivision of a larger religious group
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
SpringsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
make square
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
straight-lacedadjective
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
carry out
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
express in words
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Henry Kuchenbach was likewise a member of that strict sect, but he was not quite so narrow in his ideas as his more pious neighbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
precisely as stated
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
at the time that
From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
William
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From this reading _Breaking the Ice._ When William Larker irrevocably made up his mind to take Mary Kuchenbach to the great county picnic at Blue Bottle Springs he did not tell his father, as was his custom in most matters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To a straight-laced Dunkard like Herman Larker, the very thought of attendance on such a carousal, with its round dancing and square dancing, would have seemed impiety.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet to him, also, the suggestion of his daughter being a participant in such frivolity would have met with scant approval.
