adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
Albinia's
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From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
BuryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
Colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
dinner-parties
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
Ferrars
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From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
invitationnounUS /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
mammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
MarynounUS /ˈmeri/
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
occasionsnounUS /əˈkeɪʒənz/
something you have to do
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
open-hearted
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From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
peremptoryadjectiveUS /pərˈemptəri/
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/
a future prospect or potential
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His imagination never could conceive the possibility of everybody not being glad to meet everybody, his house could never be too full, his dinner-parties of ‘a few friends’ overflowed the dining-room, and his ‘nobody’ meant always at least six bodies.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Bury was the most open-hearted old bachelor in the country.
weddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading His nephew and heir had newly married a friend of Albinia’s girlhood, and was about to pay his wedding visit.
Willow-Lawn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One bright summer day, his beaming face appeared at Willow-Lawn with a peremptory invitation.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Every season was fertile in occasions of gathering old and young together to be made happy, and little Mary Ferrars, at five years old, had told her mamma that ‘the Colonel’s parties made her quite dissipated.’
