accompanistnounUS /əˈkʌmpənəst/
a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
amicablyadverbUS /ˈæmɪkəbli/
in an amicable manner
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
ashnounUS /æʃ/
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
assentingnoun
agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
BlissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
ClergynounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒi/
in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
CornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
countree
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
Dan
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From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
Fincherie
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From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
the act of departing
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/
compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading “I keep humming the old tune:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I keep humming the old tune:
I'll
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
I'm
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
InspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
it's
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I keep humming the old tune:
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 ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
LorrainenounUS /lərˈeɪn/
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
a female domestic
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
maple-tree
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
Neath
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From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I keep humming the old tune:
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
any competition
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
reopenverbUS /riˈoʊpən/
open again or anew
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
startleverbUS /ˈstɑːrtəl/
to stimulate to action
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
carry out
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Inspiring her return was the longing to see Dan and Lorraine and the harmony which their child had brought them.
Thurley
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From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “I keep humming the old tune:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In September Thurley did go back to the Corners, Miss Clergy with her, but she did not take the maid, the accompanist, the extra motor car with which to startle the natives.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ‘Home, boys, home, in the old countree, ’Neath the oak and the ash and the spreading maple-tree,’” she confessed to Bliss the day before she left, “so it’s home I’m going and I’ll probably race back to town and wonder what madness moved me.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Her concert season did not begin until November, for which she was thankful and with Miss Clergy amicably assenting to the return, Thurley sent word to reopen the Fincherie.
