used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
(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 At their house all was in darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arrived in her dressing-room, she removed her cloak from her shoulders.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their house all was in darkness.
Betsy
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From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
a youthful male person
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
breakfast-room
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From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
the act of burning something
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Arrived in her dressing-room, she removed her cloak from her shoulders.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading At their house all was in darkness.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
dressing-room
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From this reading Arrived in her dressing-room, she removed her cloak from her shoulders.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
ensconcedverbUS /ɪnˈskɑːnst/
past form of “ensconce” — fix firmly
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
Henk
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From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At their house all was in darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At their house all was in darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
Nassauplein
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From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
Raats
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From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Arrived in her dressing-room, she removed her cloak from her shoulders.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Arrived in her dressing-room, she removed her cloak from her shoulders.
the state of being asleep
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
snuglyadverbUS /ˈsnʌɡli/
fitting closely
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
not in physical motion
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
carry out
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their house all was in darkness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
up-stairs
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From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
at the time that
From this reading It was half-past two when the van Raats returned from the supper to the Nassauplein.
in or at the place that
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
a Caucasian
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She took up her candle and went up-stairs, whilst he, laden with papers, walked into the breakfast-room, where the gas was still burning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading While Henk drew the bolt across the door Betsy thought she would take a look at her sleeping boy, snugly ensconced in his little white cot up-stairs.
