used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
accumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
Ardmore
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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
Ardsley
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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
batchnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
CarolinanounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
clippingnounUS /ˈklɪpɪŋ/
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
commodiousadjectiveUS /kəˈmoʊdiəs/
large and roomy (“convenient” is archaic in this sense)
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
concedeverbUS /kənˈsiːd/
admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
CORN-CRIB
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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
cuttingsnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋz/
plural of “cutting” — the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
Dangerfield
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From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
having made preparations
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
forwardedverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdɪd/
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
GothicadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːθɪk/
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
the head of a state government
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
governor'snounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
a single distinct event
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
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 THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
modificationnounUS /ˌmɑːdəfəˈkeɪʃən/
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
one's
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From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
playfullyadverbUS /ˈpleɪfəli/
in a playful manner
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
RaleighnounUS /ˈrɔːli/
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
relatingverbUS /rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
revivingadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
subscribernounUS /səbˈskraɪbər/
someone who expresses strong approval
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Governor Dangerfield was, it appeared, a subscriber to a clipping bureau, and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident.
a special situation
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
the topmost one of two
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded, and Jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Most of them were in a frivolous key, playfully reviving the ancient query as to what the governor of North Carolina really said to the governor of South Carolina.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE CORN-CRIB Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley library, which was a modification of a Gothic chapel.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was on the upper floor, with broad windows that had the effect of bringing the landscape indoors, and the North Carolina sky is, we must concede, a pleasant thing to have at one's elbow.
