used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
decayingverbUS /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
disrepairnounUS /ˌdɪsrɪˈper/
in need of repairs
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
forbiddingadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
depressingly dark
From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
GREENFIELD
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
MANORnounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
secludedadjectiveUS /sɪˈkluːdɪd/
hidden from general view or use
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
stoneworknoun
masonry done with stone
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
confined on all sides
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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 A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
precisely as stated
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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 It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
