aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
arrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
dintnounUS /dɪnt/
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
edifiedadjective
instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
Harcourt
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From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
and nothing more
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
Larkins
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From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
Lasette
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From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
Lomax
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From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
with low volume
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
reviewingverbUS /riˈvjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
starchedverbUS /stɑːrtʃt/
past form of “starch” — stiffen with starch
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
carry out
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mrs. Lasette, looking bright and happy, came with her daughter, and Mrs. Larkins entered arrayed in her best attire, looking starched and prim, as if she had made it the great business of her life to take care of her dignity and to think about herself.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
well-spread
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From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
at the time that
From this reading By dint of energy and perseverance grandmother Harcourt had succeeded in getting everything in order when her guests began to arrive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had just put the finishing touches upon her well-spread table and was reviewing it with an expression of pleasure and satisfaction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now while the guests are quietly taking their seats let me introduce you to them.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mr. Thomas came bringing with him the young minister, Rev. Mr. Lomax, whose sermon had so interested and edified Mrs. Harcourt the previous Sunday.
