used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
awkwardnessnounUS /ˈɔːkwərdnəs/
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
clothing in general
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
diamondnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
facetsnounUS /ˈfæsəts/
plural of “facet” — a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading PROFFERED FRIENDSHIP.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
set afire or burning
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
naperynoun
linens for the dining table
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
win a victory over
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
PROFFEREDverbUS /ˈprɑːfərd/
past form of “proffer” — present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading PROFFERED FRIENDSHIP.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
sideboardnoun
a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
with low volume
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
sparkledverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəld/
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading On the sideboard facets of cut glass sparkled and gleamed with many diamond colors.
spotlessadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtləs/
completely neat and clean
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
tastyadjectiveUS /ˈteɪsti/
pleasing to the sense of taste
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
vasenounUS /veɪs/
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
wainscotingnoun
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
From this reading Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
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 Above the wainscoting a few tasty pictures hung on the dark red walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That dinner was one never forgotten by Ben.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
but in spite of that
From this reading The softly, yet brightly, lighted table, with its spotless napery, shining silver, fine china and vase of flowers, caused him to feel suddenly overcome as he thought of his own poor, plain clothes and natural awkwardness.
