used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
a quantity of money
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
Bolly
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
Brookbine
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
committee-room
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
Gildrock
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
a room where books are kept
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
not one, and not any
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
store-rooms
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
SYLPHnounUS /sɪlf/
a slender graceful young woman
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
the act of using
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
