used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
(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 furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
any thing at all
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
Bingy's
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From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
the act of burning something
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
Carney's
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From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
carpetsnounUS /ˈkɑːrpəts/
plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
couldn't
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From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
didn't
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From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
remove the dust from
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
engage in
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
paddedadjectiveUS /ˈpædɪd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
an educational institution
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The furniture was big pieces, all carved and hard to dust; and lights that didn't show was burning in the inside rooms.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had never dreamed of anything so grand as those rooms seemed to me.
vasesnounUS /ˈveɪsəz/
plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The school was three great buildings a little way from Mrs. Carney's house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
at the time that
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was great vases, as tall as I, and pictures as big as the ceiling of Mrs. Bingy's and my whole room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What I couldn't get over was the padded carpets that you didn't make a sound when you walked on.
