used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
in the past
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
(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 V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
attunedverbUS /əˈtuːnd/
past form of “attune” — adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
BarelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
box-bed
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From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
clothing in general
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
a female human offspring
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
flawsnounUS /flɔːz/
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
hangingsnounUS /ˈhæŋɡɪŋz/
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
ill-feeding
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From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
Katharine
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From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
a female domestic
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
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 She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
and nothing more
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
rottedadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtɪd/
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
stoolsnounUS /stuːlz/
plural of “stool” — a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
sumptuousnessnoun
wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
a special situation
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Barely three months ago she had come to the palace of Greenwich riding upon a mule.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V Katharine Howard sat in her own room; it had in it little of sumptuousness, for all the King so much affected her.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the room she had first had at Hampton after coming to be maid to the King's daughter, and it had the old, green hangings that had always been round the walls, the long oak table, the box-bed set in the wall, the high chair and the three stools round the fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The only thing she had taken of the King was a curtain in red cloth to hang on a rod before the door where was a great draught, the leading of the windows being rotted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had lived so poor a life, her father having been a very poor lord with many children--she was so attuned to flaws of the wind, ill-feeding and harsh clothes, that such a tall room as she there had seemed goodly enough for her.
