take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
anew
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
BROOCHES
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From this reading THE SIX PINLESS BROOCHES.
ChaletnounUS /ˈʃæleɪ/
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
greatly pleased
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
DISCONTENTEDadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd/
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading THE DISCONTENTED STARLINGS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
governessnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnəs/
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
grandmother'snounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðərz/
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
and nothing more
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
not any; not one
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
PINLESS
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From this reading THE SIX PINLESS BROOCHES.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
an educational institution
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading THE SIX PINLESS BROOCHES.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
STARLINGS
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From this reading THE DISCONTENTED STARLINGS.
Sylvia's
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From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIX PINLESS BROOCHES.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Not many days after this thrilling adventure of Sylvia's, the little party of travellers reached their destination, grandmother's pretty house at Chalet.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
vexverbUS /veks/
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were of course delighted to be there, everything was so bright, and fresh, and comfortable, and grandmother herself was glad to be again settled down at what to her now represented home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
worriesnounUS /ˈwɜːriz/
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading "They have no school, no governess, and do just what they please, No little worries vex the birds that live up in the trees."
