027
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
catnounUS /kæt/
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
circumstancenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
constructingverbUS /kənˈstrʌktɪŋ/
-ing form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
contentedlyadverbUS /kənˈtentədli/
with equanimity
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
drawing-room
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
enterprisingadjectiveUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪŋ/
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
jpg
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
in like or similar manner
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
mechanicaladjectiveUS /məˈkænɪkəl/
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
MulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
pnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
Rossmore
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
SellersnounUS /ˈselərz/
English comic actor (1925-1980)
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
visionarynounUS /ˈvɪʒəneri/
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
white-headed
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
work-shop
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
