used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
(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 When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
next to; at the side of
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
Elsa's
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From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
set up or found
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was so much good space wasted.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
for this reason
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
set down according to a plan
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
take the midday meal
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
MontagunounUS /ˈmɑːntəɡjuː/
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was so much good space wasted.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
oakenadjective
consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
parsleynounUS /ˈpɑːrsli/
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
slicesnounUS /ˈslaɪsəz/
plural of “slice” — a share of something
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so much good space wasted.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading It was so much good space wasted.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
to-day
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From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
precisely as stated
From this reading His lunch was always very nicely laid, and to-day there was cold beef, thin dainty slices adorned with parsley by Elsa’s careful hand, and beside the beef stood a covered vegetable dish.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This table was sacred to meals, and he was not permitted to pile it with books and papers.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading It was so much good space wasted.
at the time that
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
whilesnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he entered his room after the walk with Montagu, he found his lunch all ready set on the round table in the middle of the room.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Hence, he was wont to regard its oaken emptiness between whiles with a wistful envy.
