used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
completely unclothed
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
Doesn't
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From this reading "Doesn't it look jolly!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jill herself opened the door.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
frugaladjectiveUS /ˈfruːɡəl/
avoiding waste
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jill herself opened the door.
I'll
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From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
I'm
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From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Doesn't it look jolly!
Jill
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From this reading Jill herself opened the door.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Doesn't it look jolly!
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
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 She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Doesn't it look jolly!
take the midday meal
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
McTaggart
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From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
much-darned
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From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Jill herself opened the door.
ornamentverbUS /ˈɔːrnəmənt/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
on the contrary
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
tarnishedverbUS /ˈtɑːrnɪʃt/
past form of “tarnish” — make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
express in words
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jill herself opened the door.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come in and have some coffee," her eyes passed from McTaggart to the big gray car.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
in or at the place that
From this reading She led the way through the hall into the dining-room, where the remains of a frugal lunch on a much-darned cloth were scattered around a dying fern in a tarnished brass pot, sole ornament of the long bare table.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm longing to go in it, but I'm rather bothered too--I'll tell you why..."
