used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
speak to
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
(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 The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
AnvilnounUS /ˈænvəl/
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
AssociationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
a line of approach
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
boilernounUS /ˈbɔɪlər/
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
cannedadjectiveUS /kænd/
recorded for broadcast
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
conclavenounUS /ˈkɑːnkleɪv/
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
congressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
doesn't
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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
at any time
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
FoliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
fricasseed
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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
Frothingham
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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
Frothingham's
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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
Frothinghams
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From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
it's
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From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
a small worthless amount
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
Luella
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From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
MUSICALadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
musicale
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From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
not any; not one
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
riotsnounUS /ˈraɪəts/
plural of “riot” — a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
express in words
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
sprinklingnounUS /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Frothinghams are nice people and old friends and they have more money than some people have hay, but that doesn't give them a license to spoil one of my perfectly good evenings by sprinkling a lot of canned music and fricasseed recitations all over it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pulled it off at Mrs. Luella Frothingham's, over on the Drive.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
at the time that
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Friend wife called it a _musicale_, but to me it looked like a session of the Mexican congress in a boiler factory.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I like Luella and I like her husband, Jack Frothingham, so it's no secret conclave of the Anvil Association when I whisper them wise that the next time they give a musical evening my address is Forest Avenue, corner of Foliage Street, in the woods.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT A MUSICAL EVENING Say! did you ever stray away from home of an evening and go to one of those parlor riots?
