1896
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From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
Bella
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From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
BROS
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From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST MOTHER.
DEDICATEDadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST MOTHER.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
Gallagher
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From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
Kilcross
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From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
a female domestic
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST MOTHER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST MOTHER.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
ROBERTSnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
a male human offspring
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
ST
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From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
Sweeny
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From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST MOTHER.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
VIGO
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From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a groom and she was a maid at 'the big house,' some miles inland, and this was her first visit to the place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bella Sweeny and Terry Gallagher had a holiday, and were spending it upon the rocks at Kilcross.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the Atlantic meets the Land BOSTON: ROBERTS BROS, 1896 LONDON: JOHN LANE, VIGO ST.
WILSONnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
