used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
having companions or an escort
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
from appearances alone
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
Bonnybell
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
Camilla
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
ceiling-high
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From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
chefnounUS /ʃef/
a professional cook
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
cooksnounUS /kʊks/
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
cuisinenounUS /kwɪˈziːn/
the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
enfiladenoun
gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
a social unit living together
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
Glanvilles
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From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
a room where books are kept
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
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 “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
a course of conduct
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
philanthropicadjectiveUS /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk/
generous in assistance to the poor
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
not often
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The cuisine is better than the Glanvilles’.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
two-thirdsnounUS /ˌtuːˈθɜːrdz/
two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
precisely as stated
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
in or at the place that
From this reading “They must have a _chef_,” said Bonnybell after dinner to herself, as she and Camilla began to tread back their path through the long enfilade of rooms that led from the dining-room to the library, where, accompanied by ceiling-high books, the small family apparently spent its evenings.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I fancy that philanthropic women very seldom have good cooks.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading What a fool he must be to spend two-thirds of the year in the country!”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, they have a _chef_!
