adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
antiqueadjectiveUS /ænˈtiːk/
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
CERISEnounUS /sərˈiːs/
a red the color of ripe cherries
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
closeradverbUS /ˈkloʊsər/
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
CUSTODIANnounUS /kəˈstoʊdiən/
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
drawing-room
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From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
earnestlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrnəstli/
in a serious manner
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/
a long fixed look
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
illuminatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtəd/
provided with artificial light
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
lampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
Louise
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From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
ma'm'selle's
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From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
MADAMEnounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
Mees
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From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
other's
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From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A stand lamp of antique pattern but dimly illuminated the place, which seemed well furnished in an old fashioned way.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your own name?" asked Louise, coming closer to gaze earnestly into the other's face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then she led the way to a long, dim drawing-room in which a grate fire was smouldering.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading MADAME CERISE, CUSTODIAN The woman closed the hall door and locked it.
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will not you remove your wraps, Mees--Mees--I do not know ma'm'selle's name."
