used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
(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 I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
the lower side of anything
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
chromo
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From this reading "And don’t you remember the chromo with the winter in it, Johnny?"
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
cretonnenoun
an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
don't
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From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
engravingsnounUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋz/
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And don’t you remember the chromo with the winter in it, Johnny?"
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
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 And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
To recall to mind.
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guess mamma can find me a piece of cretonne that I can spread all over the bottom to hide the holes.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
at the time that
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then, don’t you remember, Sue, what a lot of old pictures there are in that big trunk, which were put up here when father bought so many new pictures at that sale? and some of those old ones are real pretty too, especially the engravings."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "And don’t you remember the chromo with the winter in it, Johnny?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And don’t you remember the chromo with the winter in it, Johnny?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that’s an idea!" replied Johnny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is quite a lot of furniture here; and that sofa looks like an old friend, if there is a hole in the cover that you kicked through.
