Chapter XXXIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

at or in the front

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

a name given to a product or service

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

United States songwriter (1899-1981)

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the power to use something or someone

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the act of departing

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

plural of “match” — lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

come together

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

above and across; more than

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

on the contrary

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading Sarah and the girls had come back from Paris in time to accompany me to Washington.

cut with a saw

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

assembly possessing high legislative powers

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a member of a senate

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

of or relating to senators

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

a male human offspring

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

express a supposition

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

carry out

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

create by training and teaching

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The boy was to meet us there, and he was rather pleased, too, to be the son of a Senator.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The girls were crazy over going; they saw ahead a lot of parties and sights, and I suppose had their ideas about making foreign matches some day.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

at the time that

From this reading THE END _The senatorial party--Mrs. Jenks's pearls--Gossip--One good deed--The Duchess brand--I take my seat in the Senate--Red roses_ When it came time to go to Washington to take my seat, my friend Major Frederickson, of the Atlantic and Great Western road, placed his private car at my disposal and made up a special train for my party.

which person or people

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Among those who made the trip with us there were Slocum and his wife, of course, John Carmichael, young Jenks and his pretty little wife, and a dozen or more other friends.