Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

(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 His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

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From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

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From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

dearly loved

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

high in price or charging high prices

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

provided with a frame

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

-ing form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

make happy or satisfied

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

an established custom

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

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From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

freely in a nonliteral manner

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a pair of people who live together

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

plural of “memento” — a reminder of past events

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

information about recent and important events

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

treated with oil

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

characterized by extreme care and great effort

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

affording satisfaction or pleasure

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

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From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

possessive form of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

inflected form of “repay” — pay back

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

possessing material wealth

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

plural of “rug” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

make steady

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

possessive form of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the environmental condition

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

having or showing or conforming to good taste

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Ray was thus able to fully gratify his love of comfortable and tasteful surroundings, and had furnished his apartments in a most attractive manner.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

interact in a certain way

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

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 The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Ray’s father was a well to do merchant in Albany, and, knowing his son’s good sense and steady habits, had never hesitated to supply him liberally with money.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

during the time that

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

which person or people

From this reading His rooms were a source of great pride to Ray, and a pleasurable treat to all of his college mates who were in the habit of frequenting them.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

in the company of; together with

From this reading UNEXPECTED NEWS Ray’s rooms were the handsomest in college, and fully repaid in beauty and comfort the painstaking care with which he had fitted them up.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.

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From this reading The floors, which were hard wood, were oiled, and covered with rare and expensive rugs, the windows were framed by portières of rich and heavy tapestry, while the walls were hung with handsome pictures, and the many little articles of bric à brac and mementos of college life dear to every student’s heart.