Adirondacksnoun
a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
(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 "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
a female human offspring
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
any strong feeling
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
a social unit living together
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
a young female
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
impositionnounUS /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
infernaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
It's
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Jane
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Jim
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From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
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 She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
come together
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
noblyadverbUS /ˈnɑːbli/
in a noble manner
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
routverbUS /raʊt/
cause to flee
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
get rid of
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
steamingadjectiveUS /ˈstiːmɪŋ/
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
summering
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From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's an outrage--an imposition----" "Oh, not all that, Jim!
that's
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From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
UNDISCOVEREDadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈskʌvərd/
not discovered
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
unholyadjectiveUS /ənˈhoʊli/
not hallowed or consecrated
From this reading Jim Blair grumbled, facing the steaming heat of the unholy customs shed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "An infernal shame--that's what I call it!"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
in or at the place that
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY With whatever emotion Jane Blair had received the startling demand upon her hospitality she rallied nobly to the family call.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading She left her daughter in the Adirondacks where they were summering and descended upon her husband in his New York office to rout him out to meet the girl with her.
