accompanimentsnounUS /əˈkʌmpnɪmənts/
plural of “accompaniment” — an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
ancestrynounUS /ˈænsestri/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
biscuitnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
ColonialadjectiveUS /kəˈloʊniəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
apart from; not including
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
home-made
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From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
kind-heartedadjective
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
and nothing more
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
not any; not one
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
plainest
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From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
STORMBOUNDadjective
delayed or confined or cut off by a storm
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were kind-hearted and hospitable, but they were of the rugged New England class that has lost the charm of its Colonial ancestry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
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 The chicken pie was delicious, but it had no accompaniments except home-made hot biscuit and coffee with thick, rich, country cream.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The place and the people were merely old-fashioned, and they were almost primitive in their ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading STORMBOUND The two old ladies were not of the quaint type, nor was their home picturesque.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dinner was wholesome and plentiful, but with no variety, and served in the plainest fashion.
