Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

later than; following

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Where can he have gone?

a young woman making her debut into society

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

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From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

your usual mood

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

possessing or exerting or displaying energy

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

destroyed or killed

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Where can he have gone?

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "If Jack was only here," she sighed.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If Jack was only here," she sighed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

a small worthless amount

From this reading "If Jack was only here," she sighed.

having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

full of life and energy

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

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 Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

as might be expected

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

and nothing more

From this reading "If Jack was only here," she sighed.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

with speed

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading "If Jack was only here," she sighed.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

the rays of the sun

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Deb asked herself that question many times as she sat on the edge of the bed, after Miss Parks had gone below.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

in the direction of

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

up to a particular time

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

at the time that

From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where can he have gone?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.

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From this reading By the aid of the energetic elderly maiden the furniture from the former Willington rooms was quickly set to rights, a good part of it being stored in the garret until--when?

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading DEB AT THE MILL The apartments which the kind-hearted Miss Parks allowed Deb to have were small but pleasant, and the bright sunshine that strolled in the back windows did much toward brightening up Deb’s naturally lively disposition.