used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
additionsnounUS /əˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
(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 Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
architecturenounUS /ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
an architectural product or work
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
boar-shooting
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From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
being one more than seven
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
faultsnounUS /fɔːlts/
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the act of giving
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
Hunyadi
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From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
imaginableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
capable of being imagined
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
incongruousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋruːəs/
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
masterynounUS /ˈmæstəri/
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
not any; not one
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
numberlessadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
others
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From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
Schloss
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From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
make square
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
SuccessiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
required or under orders
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
up to a particular time
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Schloss Hunyadi dated from the fifteenth century, although now a single square tower was all that remained of the early building.
TransylvanianounUS /ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə/
a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
precisely as stated
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
at the time that
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Successive additions had been made in every imaginable taste and style, till the whole presented an enormous incongruous mass, in which fortress, farmhouse, convent, and palace struggled for the mastery, size alone giving an air of dignity to what numberless faults would have condemned as an outrage on all architecture.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading When I had made known my rank and quality, I was assigned a room--a very comfortable one--in one wing of the castle, and no more notice taken of me than if I had been a guest at an inn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house was filled with visitors; but the master, with some six or seven others, was away in Transylvania boar-shooting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As it was supposed he would not return for eight or ten days, I had abundant time to look about me, and learn something of the place and the people.
