used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
approveverbUS /əˈpruːv/
give sanction to
From this reading She took stock of her surroundings, and was pleased to approve.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkhed/
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
cupboardnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
cushionedadjectiveUS /ˈkʊʃənd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
Dangerfield
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From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
decksnounUS /deks/
plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading There was presently a discreet scratching on the door.
DominicanounUS /dəˈmɪnɪkə/
a country on the island of Dominica
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was presently a discreet scratching on the door.
Doña
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From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
escortedverbUS /eˈskɔːrtɪd/
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
evictedverbUS /ɪˈvɪktɪd/
past form of “evict” — expel or eject without recourse to legal process
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
FlandersnounUS /ˈflændərz/
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
joint-stool
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From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
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 Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
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 was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
staying power
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
mellowadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊ/
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
oak-panelled
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From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She took stock of her surroundings, and was pleased to approve.
portholenoun
a window in a ship or airplane
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
in the near future
From this reading There was presently a discreet scratching on the door.
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading There was presently a discreet scratching on the door.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading She took stock of her surroundings, and was pleased to approve.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading She took stock of her surroundings, and was pleased to approve.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
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 mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Doña Dominica was escorted below decks, and led to a fair cabin which she guessed to be the home of Master Dangerfield, hurriedly evicted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were mellow walls, oak-panelled, a cushioned seat under the porthole, a table with carved legs, a joint-stool, a fine Flanders chest, a cupboard against the bulkhead, and the bunk.
but in spite of that
From this reading She was left there alone, while Master Dangerfield took her father on to yet another cabin.
