used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
anew
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading On the coffin were wreaths of flowers.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
EnidnounUS /ˈiːnɪd/
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
at any time
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
glinted
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From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
HensonnounUS /ˈhensən/
United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
LITTIMER
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From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
oaknounUS /oʊk/
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the coffin were wreaths of flowers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
reposing
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From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
statuarynounUS /ˈstætʃuːeri/
statues collectively
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The silence that followed was almost as painful as the noise had been.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
in or at that place or location
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
trestles
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From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading FRANK LITTIMER The lamps gleamed upon the dusty statuary and pictures and faded flowers in the hall, they glinted upon a long polished oak casket there reposing upon trestles.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the coffin were wreaths of flowers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The house was deadly quiet now, for Mrs. Henson had fallen asleep worn out with exhaustion, and Enid had instantly stopped the dreadful clamour of the bell.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ever and anon a servant would peep in and vanish again as if ashamed of something.
wreathsnounUS /riːθs/
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading On the coffin were wreaths of flowers.
