used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
(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 There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
Betty
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From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
don't
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From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
divisible by two
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
farm-house
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From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
homiest
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From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
isn't
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From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
and nothing more
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
LUTEnounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
Mollie's
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From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
nicestadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪsɪst/
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
O'NeillnounUS /oʊˈniːl/
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
by chance
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
Polly
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From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
RIFTnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
precisely, exactly
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
SunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
sunshiny
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From this reading Polly O'Neill was in her sister Mollie's big, sunshiny living room in her splendid old farm-house near Sunrise Cabin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
precisely as stated
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
at the time that
From this reading I don't even believe she was particularly glad to see me when I stopped over in Concord with her for a few days."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "A LITTLE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE" "BUT, my dearest sister, what is the matter with Betty?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
but in spite of that
From this reading There was no specially handsome furniture in the room, perhaps nothing particularly beautiful in itself, yet Polly had just announced that it was the very homiest room in all the world and for that reason the nicest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were perfectly right, she isn't one bit like herself and neither is Anthony.
