addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
at or in the front
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
didn't
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From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading NEW IDEAS.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW IDEAS.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
peltingnounUS /ˈpeltɪŋ/
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
PlinynounUS /ˈplɪni/
Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
an educational institution
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
snowedverbUS /snoʊd/
past form of “snow” — fall as snow
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
express a supposition
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
express in words
From this reading "Father didn't tell me so, and I suppose I must go home."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
we'll
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From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
(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 "Well, go ahead, then," answered his friend, gaily.
at the time that
From this reading "Come," said Pliny Hastings, halting before the hotel, and addressing his companion, "father said if it snowed hard when school was out to come in here to dinner."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh bother--come on and get some dinner with me; then when the pelting storm is over we'll go up together."
