used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
AMELIAnounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
boilernounUS /ˈbɔɪlər/
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
can't
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
didn't
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From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
DRAIN-BAMBOOS
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From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
to come or go into
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
at any time
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
fire-grates
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From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
fluenounUS /fluː/
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
flue-brush
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
FLUES
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From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
an opening into or through something
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
irritablyadverb
in a petulant manner
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
isn't
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
Nanty
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From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
plumbernounUS /ˈplʌmər/
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
positionsnounUS /pəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
threepenny-bit
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
un-get-at-ableadjective
difficult to reach or attain
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ever since Amelia came to us her object appears to have been the sounding the depths of my ignorance, with the idea of putting us in our proper positions.
wasn't
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
at the time that
From this reading When I said I thought she put it up the chimney she asked me what for.
which person or people
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To clean the flue, of course," I retorted, a little irritably; and she replied with fine scorn that flues didn't grow up chimneys, but at the backs of fire-grates and other un-get-at-able places.
won't
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From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
worriesnounUS /ˈwɜːriz/
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading The boiler won't yield hot water, and Amelia says that isn't her fault, that she wasn't the plumber who put it there, and she can't be expected to get a flue-brush into a hole the size of a threepenny-bit.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ON AMELIA, FLUES, AND DRAIN-BAMBOOS "Put down your worries," said Nanty, so I must perforce enter Amelia and the kitchen boiler.
