AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
apartmentnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənt/
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
curtained-off
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From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/
increase twofold
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
elmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
flower-beds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
Heath'snounUS /hiːθs/
possessive form of “heath” — a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
Kingsdene
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
LIFEnounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
Priscilla
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
roomsnounUS /ruːmz/
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
sitting-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
sizenounUS /saɪz/
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading Miss Heath had, of course, a separate sleeping apartment.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
spiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
vice-principal's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW LIFE The vice-principal’s room at Heath Hall was double the size of those occupied by the students.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her delightful sitting-room, therefore, had not the curtained-off effect which took slightly from the charm of the students’ rooms.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading In summer Miss Heath’s room was beautiful, for the two deep bay windows— one facing west, the other south— looked out upon smoothly kept lawns and flower-beds, upon tall elm trees and also upon a distant peep of the river, for which Kingsdene was famous, and some of the spires and towers of the old churches.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In winter, too, however— and winter had almost come now— the vice-principal’s room had a unique effect, and Priscilla never forgot the first time she saw it.
