used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
a-burning
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
aglitteradjectiveUS /əˈɡlɪtər/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
(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 It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
candlesticksnounUS /ˈkændəlstɪks/
plural of “candlestick” — a holder with sockets for candles
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
chimney-place
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
a female human offspring
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
Debora
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
expostulated
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From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
half-way
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading In vain had old Marjorie, the housekeeper, scolded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
jerkinnoun
a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
set afire or burning
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
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 It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
Marjorie
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From this reading In vain had old Marjorie, the housekeeper, scolded.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
Noel-tide
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From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In vain had old Marjorie, the housekeeper, scolded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
and nothing more
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading In vain had old Marjorie, the housekeeper, scolded.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
Shottery
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
spillverbUS /spɪl/
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
Stratford
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
Thornbury
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From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
thriftyadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪfti/
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
under normal conditions
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain had old Marjorie, the housekeeper, scolded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
whirligignoun
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
From this reading The place, usually so dark and quiet at this time of night, seemed to have gone off in a whirligig of gaiety to celebrate the Noel-tide.
which person or people
From this reading In vain had Master Thornbury, who was of a thrifty and saving nature, followed his daughter about and expostulated.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and all the small diamond window panes of One Tree Inn, the half-way house upon the road from Stratford to Shottery, were aglitter with light from the great fire in the front room chimney-place and from the many candles Mistress Debora had set in their brass candlesticks and started a-burning herself.
