adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
articlesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəlz/
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
bedroomnounUS /ˈbedruːm/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
BrownounUS /braʊ/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
comfortlessadjective
without comfort
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
Corney's
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From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
dab-wash
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From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dairynounUS /ˈderi/
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
disorderlyadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/
undisciplined and unruly
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
dungheaps
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
farmyardnounUS /ˈfɑːrmjɑːrd/
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
house-place
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
MossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
puddlesnounUS /ˈpʌdəlz/
plural of “puddle” — a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
SAILOR'SnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
scullerynoun
a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
stepping-stones
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From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SAILOR'S FUNERAL Moss Brow, the Corney's house, was but a disorderly, comfortless place.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading That great room itself was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire, whatever day of the week it was; some one of the large irregular family having had what is called in the district a 'dab-wash' of a few articles, forgotten on the regular day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And sometimes these articles lay in their dirty state in the untidy kitchen, out of which a room, half parlour, half bedroom, opened on one side, and a dairy, the only clean place in the house, at the opposite.
working-kitchen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In face of you, as you entered the door, was the entrance to the working-kitchen, or scullery.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had to cross a dirty farmyard, all puddles and dungheaps, on stepping-stones, to get to the door of the house-place.
