used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The atmosphere of the city had its foothold.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
Birge's
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From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The atmosphere of the city had its foothold.
CornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
Ernestine
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From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
footholdnounUS /ˈfʊthoʊld/
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
From this reading The atmosphere of the city had its foothold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The atmosphere of the city had its foothold.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere of the city had its foothold.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
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 Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
a unit of instruction
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/
be amazed at
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
not any; not one
From this reading No lesson had been done away with but more added.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
Polly
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From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
on the contrary
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
regulatedadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjəleɪtɪd/
controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
reminiscencenounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsəns/
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
Thurley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
Thurley's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
vivaciousadjectiveUS /vəˈveɪʃəs/
vigorous and animated
From this reading Instead of the Christmas season making Thurley homesick, it lent a vivacious joy that caused Ernestine Christian and Polly Harris to marvel at her development.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Thurley’s thoughts had been rather well regulated by routine until she was left with but scant time for reminiscence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She thought, if at all, of the Christmas preparations in Birge’s Corners, with passing scorn.
