used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
Alicia
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From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
(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 Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARRIAGE AND WIDOWHOOD.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
for the reason that
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
ClickverbUS /klɪk/
move or strike with a noise
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
fanningverbUS /ˈfænɪŋ/
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
grillingnounUS /ˈɡrɪlɪŋ/
cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
habitableadjectiveUS /ˈhæbətəbəl/
fit for habitation
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
Harold
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From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
hot-weather
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From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading MARRIAGE AND WIDOWHOOD.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
in the near future
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
express in speech
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Soon indeed!” exclaimed Alicia, fanning herself as she spoke.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
WIDOWHOODnoun
the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
From this reading MARRIAGE AND WIDOWHOOD.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I HEARD the ‘Click, click’ of the hot-weather bird to-day,” observed Robin; “the warm season will burst on us soon.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Are you not all driven into this little room because the morning sun makes the veranda like a furnace?—O Harold, surely the heat without and the fires within have made our bungalow habitable now!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You need not speak of the future; have we not grilling days already?
