used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
(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 Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
Angelo
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From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
Bloomsburynoun
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
an act that fails
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
FraudnounUS /frɔːd/
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
Keppel
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From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
lodging-house
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From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
NowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
second-floor
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From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Failure did his work in a simple second-floor back, a chamber in a commonplace lodging-house of Keppel Street, Bloomsbury.
STUDIOnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nowhere in the realms of Art was there a more dismal studio.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not the large and lofty chamber fitted and furnished as if for Michael Angelo himself, which served for the Fraud.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE OTHER STUDIO The Failure was at work in his own studio.
