used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
dearly loved
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
a female human offspring
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
Elinor
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From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His eyes followed her every movement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes followed her every movement.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading His eyes followed her every movement.
Folsom
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From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
set up or found
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
home-coming
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From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading His eyes followed her every movement.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
others
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From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
thickeningadjectiveUS /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/
accumulating and becoming more intense
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
undimmedadjective
not made dim or less bright
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For nearly a week after the home-coming of his beloved daughter John Folsom was too happy in her presence to give much thought to other matters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were forty-eight hours of undimmed rejoicing.
WesternernounUS /ˈwestərnər/
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading By the end of that week, however, the honest old Westerner found anxieties thickening about him.
wondrouslyadverb
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Elinor was so radiant, so fond, and had grown, so said the proud father to himself, and so said others, so wondrously lovely.
