(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 along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/
gathered together or made less diffuse
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The entrance gates stood wide-open.
flamedverbUS /fleɪmd/
past form of “flame” — shine with a sudden light
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The entrance gates stood wide-open.
ground-flooradjective
on the floor closest to level with the ground
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
INTERNATIONALadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
MimosanounUS /mɪˈmoʊsə/
evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
and nothing more
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
shroudedverbUS /ˈʃraʊdɪd/
past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The entrance gates stood wide-open.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Thick curtains had been drawn with careful hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
the upper part of anything
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
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 All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
unsuspectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪd/
not suspected or believed likely
From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One room only seemed shrouded in darkness and mystery, and around that one room was concentrated the tense life of the villa.
wide-openadjective
open wide
From this reading The entrance gates stood wide-open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS The Villa Mimosa flamed with lights from the top story to the ground-floor.
yellow-flowering
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From this reading All along the drive, lamps flashed from unsuspected places beneath the yellow-flowering trees.
