15,000
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From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
25,000
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From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
(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 Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
alteringnounUS /ˈɔːltərɪŋ/
the sterilization of an animal
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
architect'snounUS /ˈɑːrkətekts/
possessive form of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
architecturallyadverbUS /ˌɑːrkɪˈtektʃərəli/
with regard to architecture
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
conservatorynounUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɔːri/
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
constitutedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
decorationsnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
Dorrisdale's
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From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
estimatenounUS /ˈestəmət/
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
extraadjectiveUS /ˈekstrə/
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
Fentriss
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From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
hashnounUS /hæʃ/
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
and nothing more
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
the act of departing
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
legacynounUS /ˈleɡəsi/
(law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
absolutely essential
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
Patricia's
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From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
plumbingnounUS /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
Ralph
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From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading If the result was, architecturally, a plate of hash, as Ralph called it, nevertheless the house was particularly easy to live in.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
unfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The extra cost was due largely to the constantly altering schemes of Mona.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Fentriss house stood high on a knoll overlooking the Country Club which constituted Dorrisdale's chief attraction as a suburb.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She wished her house "just so," and just so she finally had it from the little conservatory off the side hallway to the comfortable servants' suite on the third floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mona Fentriss had built it with a legacy of $25,000 left to her just before Patricia's birth, and Ralph had put in the $15,000 necessary to complete the work after the architect's original estimate had been exhausted, leaving the place still unfinished by one wing, all the decorations, and most of the plumbing.
