1880
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From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
Duret
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From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
EIGHTY-ONEadjective
being one more than eighty
From this reading EIGHTY-ONE.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
Etchers
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From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
etchingnounUS /ˈetʃɪŋ/
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
Goulding
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From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
hansomnounUS /ˈhænsəm/
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
an amount of time
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
(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 "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
at the time that
From this reading He arrived when the Fine Art Society had a show of "Twelve Great Etchers," a press was in the gallery, Goulding was printing, etching was upon the town.
WhistlernounUS /ˈwɪslər/
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading At the end of November 1880 Whistler was back in London.
a late time of life
From this reading "Years of battle," M. Duret calls the period that followed, and Whistler was ready to fight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you know, I was just home; nobody had seen me, and I drove up in a hansom.
