1866
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From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
67
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From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” she answered him.
applaudingverbUS /əˈplɔːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
bakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
confined by bonds
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
Charlie
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From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
firesidenounUS /ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
I'll
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From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
I'm
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From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
I've
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From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
engage in
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
Margaret
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From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
patronizeverbUS /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/
assume sponsorship of
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
proofsnounUS /pruːfs/
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
Identical; not different.
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” she answered him.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
snow-storm
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From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
in the near future
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
sumptuouslyadverb
in a sumptuous and opulent manner
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
carry out
From this reading Live sumptuously; patronize the butcher and baker; and take good care of Charlie [the parrot]; and I’ll be home as soon as I can.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
arousing affect
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
hard to endure
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
precisely as stated
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading On his arrival a few days later he greeted her with: “Well, Margaret, I’ve been ‘snow bound.’”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But there is something infinitely touching in this trying to make the best of things as he sat by his lonely fireside with the world applauding him.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading * * * * * In the winter of 1866-67, being detained in Boston by a very severe snow-storm, he wrote to this same housekeeper: “I’m waiting for proofs of ‘Tent on the Beach.’
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she answered him.
