used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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ALGERNON
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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BAYARDnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
BurnettnounUS /bərˈnet/
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924)
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
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consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
CREWE
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Daskam
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denotedverbUS /dɪˈnoʊtəd/
past form of “denote” — be a sign or indication of
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detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
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 SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
either extremity of something that has length
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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
set up or found
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FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
HALLOWELL
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past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
hight
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From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
HJALMAR
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Hodgson
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HollandnounUS /ˈhɑːlənd/
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
how
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From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
ItalicnounUS /aɪˈtælɪk/
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Josephine
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Katharine
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
Minchin's
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From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
PARTNERSHIPnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/
the members of a business venture created by contract
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
To recall to mind.
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
SARAHnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
sourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
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underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
VikingsnounUS /ˈvaɪkɪŋz/
plural of “viking” — any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
(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 _Three little lovely Vikings Came sailing over the sea, From a fair and distant country, And put into port with me._ _The first--how well I remember-- Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading SMITH COLLEGE STORIES By Josephine Daskam THE HALLOWELL PARTNERSHIP By Katharine Holland Brown MY WONDERFUL VISIT By Elizabeth Hill SARAH CREWE, or, What Happened at Miss Minchin’s By Frances Hodgson Burnett _HJALMAR, ALGERNON, AND BAYARD_.
