used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
(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 We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
Bowness
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From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
charmin'est
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From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
climbin
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From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
remove the dust from
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
a quad with a square body
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
at any time
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
opinion or judgment
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
housen
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From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
engage in
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
overrunverbUS /ˈoʊvərrʌn/
invade in great numbers
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
POETSnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
porchesnounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəz/
plural of “porch” — a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
express in words
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
sotnounUS /sɔːt/
a chronic drinker
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
stunverbUS /stʌn/
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
possessing sweep
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
tarvern
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From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
tarvern-keeper
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From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAKE DISTRICT AND ITS POETS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
at the time that
From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
in or at the place that
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
Windermere
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From this reading We went to Windermere, and from there took the omnibus for Bowness-- One of the charmin’est little villages I ever sot my eyes on, as clean as my kitchen is when I git it all swept out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The housen are all built of stun, and some on ’em have little porches built out on ’em, but all on ’em overrun with ivy.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And flowers and pretty climbin’ plants make every house attractive, and not a mite of dust or dirt--I wonder what they do with it?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
wuz
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From this reading The little tarvern where we stayed wuz so clean and comfortable that I wondered what the tarvern-keeper and his wife would say if they wuz sot down in some of our own small hotels.
