afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
Airth
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From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
(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 "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
doesn't
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From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
half the width of an em
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
good-night
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From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
homelikeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmlaɪk/
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
Jim
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From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
lamp-light
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From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
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 Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
Moorhead
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From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
Myra
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From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "WHAT SHALL WE WRITE?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
precisely as stated
From this reading The hall at the Moorhead Inn seemed very homelike to Jim Airth and Myra, as they stood together looking around it, on their arrival.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WHAT SHALL WE WRITE?"
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT SHALL WE WRITE?"
at the time that
From this reading Therefore they had left town immediately after the ceremony; dined _en route_, and now stood, as they had so often stood before when bidding one another good-night, in the lamp-light, beside the marble table.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Oh, Jim dear," whispered Myra, throwing back her travelling cloak, "doesn't it all seem natural?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Jim had set his heart upon bringing his wife there, on the evening of their wedding day.
produce a literary work
From this reading "WHAT SHALL WE WRITE?"
