(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 Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
cretonnes
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From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
don't
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From this reading "I don't like to see those iron bars.
draperiesnounUS /ˈdreɪpəriz/
plural of “drapery” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
gay-colored
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From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like to see those iron bars.
I'm
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From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
I've
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From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like to see those iron bars.
engage in
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
PrudencenounUS /ˈpruːdəns/
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't like to see those iron bars.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They make me feel as if I'm in prison."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I don't like to see those iron bars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next three days were busy ones for the girls.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading "I've got to have draperies to hide the iron bars at the bedroom windows," she had said.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Miss Prudence had bought scores of yards of gay-colored cretonnes and other materials, and she now set all three to work making couch and pillow covers and draperies.
