used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
collapsedverbUS /kəˈlæpst/
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
ContrastingadjectiveUS /kənˈtræstɪŋ/
strikingly different; tending to contrast
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
drainpipenoun
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
dressernounUS /ˈdresər/
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
hardwarenounUS /ˈhɑːrdwer/
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
imitatingverbUS /ˈɪməteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
mouldverbUS /moʊld/
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
supplementsnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənts/
plural of “supplement” — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
tilesnounUS /taɪlz/
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
the upper part of anything
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
in the direction of
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
uprootedverbUS /əˈpruːtɪd/
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading At the top of the window frame we could see an uprooted drainpipe.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
wallpapernounUS /ˈwɔːlpeɪpər/
a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside, the soil was banked high against the house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
a Caucasian
From this reading Contrasting vividly with this ruin was the neat dresser, stained in the fashion, pale green, and with a number of copper and tin vessels below it, the wallpaper imitating blue and white tiles, and a couple of coloured supplements fluttering from the walls above the kitchen range.
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 The window had been burst in by a mass of garden mould, which flowed over the table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The floor was littered with smashed hardware; the end of the kitchen towards the house was broken into, and since the daylight shone in there, it was evident the greater part of the house had collapsed.
