26th
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From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
Blanche
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From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading They live in a mite of a box of a villa.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
a special loved one
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
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 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
the act of departing
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
head-first
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From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They live in a mite of a box of a villa.
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 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
take the midday meal
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading They live in a mite of a box of a villa.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading HOTEL NATIONAL, LUCERNE 26th August DARLING ELIZABETH:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They live in a mite of a box of a villa.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
Pivarts
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From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live in a mite of a box of a villa.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the morning before lunch Blanche and I clambered up the hill behind the National to call on the De Pivarts.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
at the time that
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
the day immediately before today
From this reading {_The De Pivarts' Villa_} Such a jolly time as we had yesterday!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is at the end of a street so steep that you feel as if you were going to pitch head-first down it when you begin to descend.
