inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
bowlsnounUS /boʊlz/
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
bungledadjectiveUS /ˈbʌŋɡəld/
spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
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 If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
long-stemmed
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From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
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 So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
express in words
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
well-cut
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From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading He came at four and she could hear his voice in the little hall as Wing admitted him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So it was settled, and with her Chinese servant she made the little black oak table beautiful with silver and long-stemmed flowers in beautiful old English glass bowls.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words were clear, well-cut, neither blurred nor bungled.
Yercaud
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From this reading If he went back to Yercaud he should at least tell Sidney that her home in “that cold country” was desirable.
