used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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alcovenounUS /ˈælkoʊv/
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
a large and stately mansion
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plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
the act of discovering something
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
Everychild
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start firing a weapon
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
O'DREAMS
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From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
held or filled or in use
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
placidlyadverbUS /ˈplæsɪdli/
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
REPORTSnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
the state of being asleep
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading On a beautiful summer day Everychild and the Sleeping Beauty sat in the great room of the golden furniture and the fire place and the alcove.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They occupied two little golden chairs near the middle of the room.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were rocking placidly and saying nothing to each other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now let us see what followed.
in or at the place that
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY We have seen how time passed in the castle where Everychild and his companions had come to dwell.
