used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
(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 Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
atomnounUS /ˈætəm/
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
curiosnounUS /ˈkjʊrioʊz/
plural of “curio” — something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
DOROTHY
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From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
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 LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
a room where books are kept
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
LIONEL
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From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
mullionedadjective
of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
pageantnounUS /ˈpædʒənt/
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
PrioradjectiveUS /ˈpraɪər/
earlier in time
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
only a very short time before
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
sinky-in
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From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
successive (without a break)
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIONEL AND DOROTHY They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
in or at the place that
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of the garden where the flowers made such a pageant of colour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, with the wide windows letting in all the colour and sunshine of the garden, here, with the deep chairs and sinky-in carpet and the books and the curios and pictures you felt immediately at home.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The curios seemed to have come from all over the world, and you scarcely knew which to look at first.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What a delightful room it was, the children thought; so different from the great, cold, silent hall where you felt such an insignificant atom.
