used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
bottlesnounUS /ˈbɑːtəlz/
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
clumpnounUS /klʌmp/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
costlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːstli/
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
Crosbie
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From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
dressing-gong
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From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
a young female
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
a female domestic
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
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 In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
odorsnounUS /ˈoʊdərz/
plural of “odor” — any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
sonorouslyadverb
in a sonorous manner
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
having a supporting base
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The dressing-gong sounded sonorously through the corridor of Crosbie Castle.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
having come into contact
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
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 open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/
characterized by abundance of verdure
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
veterannounUS /ˈvetərən/
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
waftedverbUS /ˈwɑːftɪd/
past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
nonexistent
From this reading From beneath, the scent of many a flower was borne on the air and wafted to her, bringing with its fragrance a sense of purity and delicacy that was utterly wanting to the faint odors that hung round the costly glass bottles her maid was placing on the toilet table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The mistress of the dainty apartment was leaning against the open window deep in thought.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
woodgrowth
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From this reading The open windows overlooked a sweep of verdant lawn, majestic groups of veteran trees, and to the left a clump of smaller woodgrowth, touched with every tint of green.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In one of the many charming rooms situated in the towering wing a young girl was standing.
