1896
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From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
BELLEnounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading SOCIETY BELLE ELOPES.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
gotten under control
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
ELOPESverbUS /ɪˈloʊps/
third-person singular of “elope” — run away secretly with one's beloved
From this reading SOCIETY BELLE ELOPES.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
headlinesnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
itemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
LampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading --MRS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
not any; not one
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
(of games) engaged in
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading SOCIETY BELLE ELOPES.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
the season of growth
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
viols
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From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading In the early spring of 1896, the morning papers of Washington, and afterwards every journal of any consequence in the United States, one day contained the following news item under the glaring headlines:
at the time that
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
an affirmative
From this reading When the viols played their best, Lamps above and laughs below, “Love me,” sounded like a jest, Fit for _yes_ or fit for _no_.
