used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
the act of burning something
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
and nothing more
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
mushroomsnounUS /ˈmʌʃruːmz/
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
nutmegnounUS /ˈnʌtmeɡ/
East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
peelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
pepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
porcelainnounUS /ˈpɔːrsələn/
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
sauce-pan
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From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
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 Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
stalksnounUS /stɔːks/
plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
stewverbUS /stuː/
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
move an implement through
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
carry out
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then strain the liquor, and having put the mushrooms into a clean sauce-pan, (a silver one, or one lined with porcelain,) add the liquid to them with a little nutmeg, pepper and salt, and a piece of butter rolled in flour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this purpose the small button mushrooms are best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
trimmingsnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋz/
the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
precisely as stated
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
WashverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Wash them clean, peel off the skin, and cut off the stalks.
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 Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Put the trimmings into a small sauce-pan with just enough water to keep them from burning, and, covering them closely, let them stew a quarter of an hour.
yolknounUS /joʊk/
the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stew them fifteen minutes, and just before you take them up, stir in a very little cream or rich milk and some beaten yolk of egg.
