Admaston's
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From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
aestheticadjectiveUS /esˈθetɪk/
relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
in addition
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
conventionsnounUS /kənˈvenʃənz/
plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
drawing-room
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From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
communicated in words
From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
gildingnounUS /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/
a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
greys
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From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
ignoredadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːrd/
disregarded
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
James'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪmzɪz/
possessive form of “james” — a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
panelled
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From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
Peggy
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From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
pomegranates
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From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room expressed Peggy herself, and was designed entirely by her.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
sombrenessnoun
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
sparseadjectiveUS /spɑːrs/
not dense
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
St
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From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drawing-room of Mrs. Admaston's house in St. James's was thought by many people to be one of the most delightful rooms in town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Morris and aesthetic conventions were entirely ignored in it.
a Caucasian
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was large, panelled entirely in white with sparse gilding, and the ceiling was white also, though slightly different in tone.
