used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
(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 Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
in addition
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
Angeliké
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From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
dronesnounUS /droʊnz/
plural of “drone” — stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
handiworknounUS /ˈhændiwɜːrk/
a work produced by hand labor
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
housewifenounUS /ˈhaʊswaɪf/
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
how
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From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
not any; not one
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aunt Angeliké was a busy housewife and cared not at all for drones in her hive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
planenounUS /pleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
participate in games or sport
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
PLEASURESnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
sewedadjectiveUS /soʊd/
fastened with stitches
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
being of use or service
From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
whirringnounUS /ˈwɜːrɪŋ/
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading She knew how to spin and to weave both cloth and carpet, so her loom was kept busy with its cheerful whirring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading AUTUMN PLEASURES THERE was no lack of work in the little house beneath the plane tree.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She herself worked, and those with her must work too, but she had a happy fashion of making work seem like play.
Zoe
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From this reading She also sewed and embroidered, and all this useful handiwork she taught to Zoe.
