used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
cabmannoun
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
enclose with a fence
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is Miss Woodburn stopping here?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Miss Woodburn stopping here?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
immediately past
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
a female domestic
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Is Miss Woodburn stopping here?"
not any; not one
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
and nothing more
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
smart-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Is Miss Woodburn stopping here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I told the cabman to wait, and then ran up the four or five steps to ring the front door bell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
wasn't
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From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
in or to any place at all
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
which person or people
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last we stopped before a large, handsome house, with a lawn round it and no fence.
Woodburn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is Miss Woodburn stopping here?"
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a minute a maid came who would have been very smart-looking if she had only worn a proper cap.
but in spite of that
From this reading The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows.
