Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

in the past

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(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 See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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an experience that appalls

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Moreover, the winter had been a bitter one.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Moreover, the winter had been a bitter one.

Bound written or printed works.

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the lower side of anything

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

divisible by two

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

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turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

someone who plays the harp

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the -ing form of “have”

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

a state in the Rocky Mountains

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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a part of a broadcast serial

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

past form of “invest” — make an investment

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

the literary culture

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading LONG PAST DUE.

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

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 See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

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marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Moreover, the winter had been a bitter one.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

on one occasion

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Moreover, the winter had been a bitter one.

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the time that has elapsed

From this reading LONG PAST DUE.

plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

not having enough money to pay for necessities

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

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deserving or inciting pity

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the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

a fund of money put by as a reserve

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

in the near future

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the season of growth

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

in or at that place or location

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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a formal word for “on”

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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

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feel or have a desire for; want strongly

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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

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From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had bought her modest little home and all there was in it on the instalment plan, and here she was, upon a certain beautiful morning in late spring, absolutely penniless, and three days off, staring her in the face, were payments due on the piano, the kitchen range and even on the house itself.

which person or people

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Moreover, the winter had been a bitter one.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Four times had the water-pipes frozen and burst, and a plumber's bill of appalling magnitude had come in the morning's mail, with the stern admonition stamped in red letters at the bottom:

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From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

a late time of life

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading See http://books.google.com/books?id=WmoCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Harper & Brothers New York and London Once upon a time a great many years ago there lived a poor woman who, having invested all her savings in mining shares, was soon brought to penury and want.