used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
(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 "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
basementnounUS /ˈbeɪsmənt/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
Earle
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From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
Earles
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From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
apart from; not including
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
gayety
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From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
Jaquelina
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From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
lanternsnounUS /ˈlæntərnz/
plural of “lantern” — light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
set afire or burning
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
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 handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
piazzas
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From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
roomynounUS /ˈruːmi/
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
sprinklingnounUS /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The beautiful green lawn, with its sprinkling of laurel trees that gave the place its name, was almost as light as day with the glitter of colored lamps and Chinese lanterns.
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laurel Hill, the beautiful home of the Earles, was in a blaze of light and gayety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All the people we invited are here, mamma," said Violet Earle, "all except Jaquelina Meredith.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The handsome, roomy mansion, with its wide and long piazzas and large bay windows, was lighted "from garret to basement," and thrown open to the guests.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think she will come?"
