used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
barnsnounUS /bɑːrnz/
plural of “barn” — an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
chequers
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From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
contextnounUS /ˈkɑːntekst/
discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
countiesnounUS /ˈkaʊntiz/
plural of “county” — (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
dinted
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From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
fabricnounUS /ˈfæbrɪk/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
gabledadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪbəld/
(of a roof) constructed with a single slope on each side of the ridge supported at the end by a gable or vertical triangular portion of an end wall
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
lushadjectiveUS /lʌʃ/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
Manor-house
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From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
and nothing more
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
millsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
of an obscure nature
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
not any; not one
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
orchardsnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərdz/
plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
outsidesnounUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪdz/
plural of “outside” — the region that is outside of something
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
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 The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Manor-house was a small gabled building, set deep among orchards and lush grass.
at the time that
From this reading This house, when the moon shone on it, looked mysterious and unreal.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The windows gleamed silver green, like old armour, dinted, and the whole fabric appeared as though it had no true context with the earth.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, a countenance bearing an expression of their character, whereas most houses have merely outsides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was built of flint and stone in chequers, and was one of those buildings (you see them close to old mills and barns, in the southern counties) that have a face.
