at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
cabinetsnounUS /ˈkæbənəts/
plural of “cabinet” — a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
ciceronenounUS /ˈsɪsəroʊn/
a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
Comfit's
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From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
curiositiesnounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsətiz/
plural of “curiosity” — a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
explanationsnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
gaspingverbUS /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
immemorialadjectiveUS /ˌɪməˈmɔːriəl/
long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
Kingsland
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From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading PARMALEE'S LITTLE MYSTERY.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading PARMALEE'S LITTLE MYSTERY.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
pantverbUS /pænt/
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
PARMALEE'S
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From this reading PARMALEE'S LITTLE MYSTERY.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
portlier
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From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
portlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrtli/
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
show-places
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From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
Sybilla
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From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Kingsland Court had from time immemorial been one of the show-places of the county, Thursday being always set apart as the visitors' day.
waddlenounUS /ˈwɑːdəl/
walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
From this reading The portly old housekeeper used to play cicerone, but the portly old housekeeper, growing portlier and older every day, got in time quite unable to waddle up and down and pant out gasping explanations to the strangers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Miss Sybilla Silver, with her usual good nature, came to the rescue, got the history of the old house, and the old pictures, and cabinets, and curiosities, and suits of armor and things by heart, and took Mrs. Comfit's place.
