alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
a line of approach
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
traveling across
From this reading In crossing the thoroughfare, Helène and Margaret got stalled.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
enviousadjectiveUS /ˈenviəs/
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In crossing the thoroughfare, Helène and Margaret got stalled.
halcyonnounUS /ˈhælsiən/
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
Helène
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From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In crossing the thoroughfare, Helène and Margaret got stalled.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
Margaret
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From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
stalledverbUS /stɔːld/
past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing
From this reading In crossing the thoroughfare, Helène and Margaret got stalled.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading In crossing the thoroughfare, Helène and Margaret got stalled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At that hour the streams of people from shops and business places mingled with the current of those on pleasure bent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls were so happy that the gods themselves must have become envious, for they sent one of their number to destroy their happiness.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
at the time that
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The halcyon days of that summer were filled with work and innocent enjoyment for Helène and Margaret.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On days when the heat was oppressive, the girls left their work at an earlier hour than usual and would then walk along Fifth Avenue.
