used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
(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 To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
in addition
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
Deborah
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From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
Elinor
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From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
a social unit living together
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
go away from a place
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
Maggie
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From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
miraculouslyadverbUS /mərˈækjələsli/
in a miraculous manner
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
north-country
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From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
not in physical motion
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
on a floor above
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the children at first this was all delightfully new.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The farmer and his family left the old north-country farm and went to live in a large town some sixty miles away.
at the time that
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The house was bigger, the rooms higher, and altogether it was wonderfully strange.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Hot water upstairs and down was a tremendous luxury, and a bath into which Maggie and Deborah could both get together, and still leave room for Elinor if she had also a mind to come, seemed really too miraculously funny for words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when you looked outside it was not so inviting.
