used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
anew
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
(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 Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
basket-phaeton
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From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
candidadjectiveUS /ˈkændəd/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
Castalia
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From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
comprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhensɪv/
including all or everything
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
defyverbUS /dɪˈfaɪ/
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
divisible by two
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
footmen
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From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
hieroglyphnounUS /ˌhaɪroʊˈɡlɪf/
writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
jokedverbUS /dʒoʊkt/
past form of “joke” — tell a joke; speak humorously
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
maid-of-all-work
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From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
muttonnounUS /ˈmʌtən/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
niece-in-law
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From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
nipverbUS /nɪp/
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
others
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From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
poverty's
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From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
privationnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
robustadjectiveUS /roʊˈbʌst/
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
Seely
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From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
significancenounUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
the quality of being significant
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
be standing; be upright
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/
tending to suggest or imply
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
thriveverbUS /θraɪv/
grow vigorously
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
time-honouredadjective
acceptable for a long time
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
warm-bloodedadjective
having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
(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 Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Love in a cottage" is a time-honoured phrase, which changes its significance considerably, according to the lips that utter it.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading To another class of minds, again, Love in a cottage might stand for a comprehensive hieroglyph of honest affection, sufficiently robust to live and thrive even on a diet of cold mutton, and warm-blooded enough to defy the nip of poverty's east winds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To others, it might mean a villa with its lawn running down to the Thames, a basket-phaeton and pair of ponies, and the modest simplicity of footmen without powder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To some persons, Love in a cottage would be suggestive of dreary obscurity, privation, cold mutton, and one maid-of-all-work.
you'll
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From this reading Lady Seely had joked, in her cheerful, candid way, with her niece-in-law about her establishment in life, and had said, "Well, Castalia, you'll have love in a cottage, at all events!
