used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
anew
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
(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 The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
at or in or to any place
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
book-case
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From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
Bracebridge
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From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
cardboardnounUS /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/
a stiff moderately thick paper
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
druggetnoun
a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
the organ of sight
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
fawn-colouredadjective
having the color of a fawn
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
only a very short time before
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
ten 10s
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
and nothing more
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
Keeling's
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From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
market-place
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From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
Norah
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From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
photographsnounUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræfs/
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
plushadjectiveUS /plʌʃ/
characterized by extravagance and profusion
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
plush-and-mirror
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From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
Propert
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From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
reproductionsnounUS /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “reproduction” — the process of generating offspring
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
and nothing more
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
sitting-room
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From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
in the near future
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
make square
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
precisely as stated
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
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 There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One night early in December Norah Propert was busily engaged in the sitting-room of her brother’s house just off the market-place at Bracebridge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a few framed photographs or cheap reproductions of famous pictures on the walls, a book-case held some three hundred volumes, the floor had a fawn-coloured drugget on it, and there was not a square inch of plush anywhere.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had left him over a book and a cigarette in the dining-room, and as soon as she had finished her supper had gone across the passage to her work again.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The table at which she worked was covered with small cardboard slips, bearing in her neat minute handwriting the titles and the authors of the books in Mr Keeling’s library.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The room was very simply decorated: to Mrs Keeling’s plush-and-mirror eye it would have seemed to be hardly decorated at all.
