1857
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From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
23
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From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
56
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From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
61
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From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
Alleghany
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From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And their books are not silent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And their books are not silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
brought into existence
From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
CampbellsnounUS /ˈkæmbəlz/
plural of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
DELAND
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From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
Edith
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From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
kiltie
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From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
MARGARET
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From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
Margaretta
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From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And their books are not silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
PennsylvanianounUS /ˌpensəlˈveɪnjə/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading And their books are not silent.
similarlyadverbUS /ˈsɪmələrli/
in like or similar manner
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That speaks so much more loudly than their books.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
WadeverbUS /weɪd/
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading If the band of a kiltie regiment plays _The Campbells Are Coming_, one of them may be Margaretta Wade (Campbell) Deland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Deland was born in Alleghany, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1857.
WhartonnounUS /ˈwɔːrtən/
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading MARGARET DELAND Edith Wharton, at 56, does a work of mercy in France; Margaret Deland is similarly engaged at 61.
