aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
clothing in general
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
increase twofold
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
elegancenounUS /ˈeləɡəns/
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
entrance-hall
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From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading It was not spacious; it was simply fantastic.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not spacious; it was simply fantastic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
Ollerenshaw
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From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
Prockter
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From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
on the contrary
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
rent-collecting
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From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
recurring again and again
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading James repeated in the secret hollows of his mind.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
and nothing more
From this reading It was not spacious; it was simply fantastic.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not spacious; it was simply fantastic.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
Wilbraham
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From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stood, those two--Mrs. Prockter in her usual flowered silk, and James in his usual hard, rent-collecting clothes--at the foot of the double staircase, which sprang with the light of elegance of wings from the floor of the entrance-hall of Wilbraham Hall.
an affirmative
From this reading THE HALL AND ITS RESULT "Yes," said Mrs. Prockter, gazing about her, to James Ollerenshaw, "it certainly is rather spacious."
