used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
how long something has existed
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
BerrynounUS /ˈberi/
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
CalypsonounUS /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/
rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
debaucherynounUS /dəˈbɔːtʃəri/
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
take in liquids
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
Duchesse
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From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
set up or found
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
frescoedverbUS /ˈfreskoʊd/
past form of “fresco” — paint onto wet plaster on a wall
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
LuxembourgnounUS /ˈlʌksəmbɔːrɡ/
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
the force of workers available
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
nightingales
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From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor woman!
preferringverbUS /prɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/
inflected form of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
rougedadjective
marked by the use of various kinds of red makeup
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
plural of “wall” — 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 walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls and ceiling of this room were frescoed with the story of the love of Ulysses and Calypso.
in or at the place that
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
which person or people
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She showed good taste by preferring that apartment, for it was spacious and airy, with three great windows looking upon the green Luxembourg gardens beneath, where the nightingales sang every night.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Poor woman!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I often used to fancy her gliding about that room, her pallid face rouged, her eyes on fire, and she, laughing and anxious, studying the faces of the men and women before her, and wishing she could see those behind her.
a late time of life
From this reading THE ELDER BROTHER I found my master in a room which had been a favorite one of that dead and gone and wicked Duchesse de Berry, who died of drink and debauchery at twenty-four years of age.
