used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
divisible by two
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
only a very short time before
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
Horten
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From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading And so unexpected as that journey was!
Karl
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From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
Karsten
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From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
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 LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
MinanounUS /ˈmiːnə/
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
Ottilia
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From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
post-card
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From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
steamboatnounUS /ˈstiːmboʊt/
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so unexpected as that journey was!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hardly had time to rejoice over it, even.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading And so unexpected as that journey was!
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so unexpected as that journey was!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we are to start on a journey, Father is always terribly afraid that we shall be too late for the steamboat.
wharfnounUS /wɔːrf/
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
at the time that
From this reading LEFT BEHIND Never in my life have I traveled so far as when Mother, Karsten and I visited Aunt Ottilia and Uncle Karl.
which person or people
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
produce a literary work
From this reading It was all I could do to get time to write a post-card to Mina, who was visiting her grandmother at Horten, to ask her to come down on the wharf and see me, when the steamer stopped there on its way.
