used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
having companions or an escort
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
Adalbert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
AncestorsnounUS /ˈænsestərz/
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
DecidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
duke'snounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
Ethel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
grandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The child, accompanied by his father, had been the guide of Ethel and grandma.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Decidedly, this was a feudal castle, and much less comfortable than a Chicago home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE DUKE The next day, as they entered the Hall of the Ancestors, grandma dropped the duke’s arm to seat herself in a great chair.
precisely as stated
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ethel thanked the little Adalbert with a big kiss.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading But the chair was in carved wood and very hard.
