used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
bearskinnoun
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
BricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
ornamentedverbUS /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
past form of “ornament” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
paddlesnounUS /ˈpædəlz/
plural of “paddle” — small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
picturesquely-furnished
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From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
rodsnounUS /rɑːdz/
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brick struggled back to his senses amid strange surroundings.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying on a soft bearskin in a small, picturesquely-furnished room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading INTO THE WILDERNESS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three of the walls of the apartment were of hard, polished clay, ornamented with groups of guns, fishing rods and paddles.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading A wood fire blazed in one corner, and a lamp swung from the ceiling.
