used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
(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 It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
blendingnounUS /ˈblendɪŋ/
the act of blending components together thoroughly
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
Cheyne
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From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
intentionally conceived
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
domainnounUS /doʊˈmeɪn/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
drawing-room
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From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
essentialsnounUS /eˈsenʃəlz/
plural of “essential” — anything indispensable
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
fastidiousadjectiveUS /fæˈstɪdiəs/
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
harmoniousadjectiveUS /hɑːrˈmoʊniəs/
musically pleasing
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
Ida's
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From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
modern-artistic
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From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
the middle of the day
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
precociousadjectiveUS /prɪˈkoʊʃəs/
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
STUDIOnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading VISITORS TO THE STUDIO.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITORS TO THE STUDIO.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This room, spacious and lofty, and furnished in the best modern-artistic style, was Ida’s special domain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISITORS TO THE STUDIO.
in the direction of
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading VISITORS TO THE STUDIO.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOWARDS noon on the following day, Ida was alone in the drawing-room on the first floor of the old house in Cheyne Walk.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
at the time that
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everything in the room was in charming style, and the harmonious blending of colour would have gratified the most fastidious eye.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It had been fitted and decorated to suit her taste a year earlier, when her father became conscious that his little Ida, always quaint and precocious in her words and ways, was already in all essentials of heart and mind a woman.
