used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
(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 They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
broomnounUS /bruːm/
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
cellar-to-garret
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From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
cook-book
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From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
cookerynoun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
eleven-year-old
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From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
Evangeline
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From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
a social unit living together
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
ferventlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrvəntli/
with passionate fervor
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
foregathering
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From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
set up or found
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
Hennessy
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From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
IncorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
Knapp
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From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
Lester
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From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
mopverbUS /mɑːp/
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
relapsedverbUS /riˈlæpst/
past form of “relapse” — deteriorate in health
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
sandpilenoun
a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
SaturdaysnounUS /ˈsætərdiz/
plural of “saturday” — the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
under normal conditions
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
week-day
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From this reading In the kitchen Helen and her father, foregathering over the cook-book, struggled fervently with cookery more ambitious than that of the usual week-day.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Saturdays were great days for “the Knapp Family, Incorporated.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Old Mrs. Hennessy came to give the house the weekly, thorough, cellar-to-garret cleaning which Lester had found was the best way to keep Evangeline from spending Sunday with a mop and broom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were together at home all day, and always with a great variety of schemes on hand.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading In the morning Henry usually relapsed from his eleven-year-old dignity back into younger days and played with Stephen, especially since the sandpile settlement had been started, and since they had a brood of chickens to care for.
