18th
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From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
speak to
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
Blaine
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From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
Blanche
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From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
Croixmare
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From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
a special loved one
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
How
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From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
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 Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
full of life and energy
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
LUCERNEnounUS /ˈluːsərn/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
a particular point in time
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 18th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
on the contrary
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Blanche Blaine and I came here on the spur of the moment, the day after you left for Croixmare.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The idea struck me as rather lively, and we went up to London that night in time to catch the Club train for Paris the next day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
in the company of; together with
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading {_Glacier Garden_} Blanche came over in the morning, and asked me if I would go with her to Lucerne for a fortnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading {_Lucerne_} How surprised you will be to see the above address.
