used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acknowledgmentnounUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒmənt/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
in actual fact
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
CourteousadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrtiəs/
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
at any time
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
give expression to
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
furnishingnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
investingnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestɪŋ/
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
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 _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
for more time
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
not any; not one
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
PantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
affix in a public place or for public notice
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exert pressure or force to or upon
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an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
on the contrary
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
cut with a saw
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
a male human offspring
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a lightweight cord
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
express a supposition
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
truthfuladjectiveUS /ˈtruːθfəl/
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Mamma has a fixed idea that I came to college for the express purpose of getting my feet wet by day, and sleeping in a draught by night.
at the time that
From this reading As I want to be perfectly truthful in my diary, I suppose I must confess that before she actually went away I sometimes thought I should be rather relieved when she was no longer here.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
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in the company of; together with
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _TO THE_ "_For Ever Panting and For Ever Young._" _Courteous acknowledgment is here made to the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, in which these papers first saw the light._ Mamma left for home this afternoon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She began the furnishing of my rooms by investing in a pair of rubber boots,—the kind you tie around your waist with a string.
