used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
brocadedadjective
embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
Dian
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From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
draperiesnounUS /ˈdreɪpəriz/
plural of “drapery” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
set up or found
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
not accessible to view
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
lanthorn
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From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
LISLEnounUS /ˈlaɪəl/
a fabric woven with lisle thread
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
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 At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
rugsnounUS /rʌɡz/
plural of “rug” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
SEEKSnounUS /siːks/
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
tapestrynounUS /ˈtæpəstri/
something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these he had made the table and he was now making a sort of bed.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Dian had found some boards in the upper cellar and had thrown them down the secret slide.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one end of the long, strange room was a heap of rugs and velvet draperies and some blankets and there was a big tiger skin on the rough stone floor.
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading LISLE SEEKS ADVENTURE Light from the green lanthorn and from two candles on the shelf flickered on the tapestry in the hidden cellar, bringing out unexpected gleams of rose and blue in its faded grey weaving.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A table covered with a crimson brocaded cloth stood near the chest.
