touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
(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 All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came on in this way:
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
a female human offspring
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
drawing-room
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From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
a social unit living together
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
Haymore
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From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came on in this way:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came on in this way:
Judy
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From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
Legg
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From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
a room where books are kept
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It came on in this way:
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
not in physical motion
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It came on in this way:
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The Campbell party, father, mother and daughter, still occupied the obscure sofa against the rear wall of the back division.
WallingverbUS /ˈwɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It came on in this way:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now explain the cause of the parlor storm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Judy and Will Walling were seated near, talking with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the guests of Haymore Hall—with the exception of the Legg family in the library—were still assembled in the drawing-room.
