used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
anew
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
BEDSTEADnoun
the framework of a bed
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
before-breakfast
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From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
a young female
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
heavenwardadjective
directed toward heaven or the sky
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
Janice
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From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
kitchen-stoves
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From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
immediately past
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
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 The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
Mira
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From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
move upward
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
rummagedverbUS /ˈrʌmɪdʒd/
past form of “rummage” — search haphazardly
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
only a very short time before
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke from the broken kitchen chimney crawled heavenward long after the fires in other kitchen-stoves had burned down to hot coals.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Days remained the last family to rise in the neighborhood.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
tool-shed
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From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
on a floor above
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Janice rummaged about in the tool-shed for some minutes before she went upstairs to her room again.
at the time that
From this reading So when the girl got back to the house, Aunt 'Mira had scarcely begun getting the meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BEGINNING WITH A BEDSTEAD Janice got up and took her usual before-breakfast run the next morning.
