used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
(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 Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
basementnounUS /ˈbeɪsmənt/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
BOWMANnounUS /ˈboʊmən/
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
Chung
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From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
competentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnt/
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
couldn't
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From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
doctorish
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From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
DR
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From this reading DR.
Eddie
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From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
set up or found
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
the act of departing
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
homelikeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmlaɪk/
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
HughesnounUS /hjuːz/
English poet (born in 1930)
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
set down according to a plan
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
mufflernounUS /ˈmʌflər/
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
not any; not one
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
being perceived or observed
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
primlyadverbUS /ˈprɪmli/
in a prissy manner
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the hall table as we passed, I noticed a doctorish top coat, with a primly folded muffler laid across it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Getting into the house we found that Chung had the downstairs all opened up through, lights going, heat turned on from the basement furnace; everywhere that tended, homelike appearance a competent servant gives a place.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
at the time that
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We walked slowly, talking; when I looked back from the kitchen porch, Worth had already come outside, and I thought Eddie Hughes was with him, though I heard no voices and couldn't be sure on account of the shrubbery between.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading BOWMAN But it was considerably more than a minute before Worth followed us to the house.
