perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
(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 They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the first light of day
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
take in solid food
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
hermitagenounUS /ˈhɜːrmətədʒ/
the abode of a hermit
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
joyfullyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
and nothing more
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
joined in matrimony
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
(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 We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
at the time that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
but in spite of that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
