used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
benchesnounUS /ˈbentʃɪz/
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
brazenadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪzən/
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
cupolanounUS /kəˈpoʊlə/
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
distaffnoun
the sphere of work by women
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
ECONOMISEverb
spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
in a free manner
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
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From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
ingle-nook
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From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
INGLE-NOOKS
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From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
lorenounUS /lɔːr/
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
maidensnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
nettingnounUS /ˈnetɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Here chat and song and sacred lore flowed freely and fast.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ITS INGLE-NOOKS AND HOW TO ECONOMISE THEM.
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 Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In olden days the ingle-nook was the centre of the home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Built in a deep recess of the wall, with its copper or brazen cupola, it had benches fitted into its chimney corner on each side.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Here, after a day’s work was done, assembled the mistress with her distaff, maidens with their lovers, sons with their netting, and the father with his book.
