Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

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From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

a room used for dining

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

plural of “locker” — a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

engage in

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

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 thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

make a painting

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

possessing material wealth

From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

morally degraded

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

interact in a certain way

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

in or at the place that

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.