used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “It’s the abode of cheerfulness.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
Billie
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From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
cheerfulnessnounUS /ˈtʃɪrfəlnəs/
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading “It’s the abode of cheerfulness.
Clair
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From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
crossbonesnounUS /ˈkrɔːsboʊnz/
two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Look at this dining room, for instance.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
divisible by two
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look at this dining room, for instance.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
Hallowe'ennounUS /ˌhæləˈwiːn/
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
how
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From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Look at this dining room, for instance.
It's
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From this reading “It’s the abode of cheerfulness.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at this dining room, for instance.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s the abode of cheerfulness.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
pumpverbUS /pʌmp/
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Look at this dining room, for instance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
She's
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From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
skullnounUS /skʌl/
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
St
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From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
hard to endure
From this reading “She’s trying to pump you, mother,” put in Percy.
wainscotingnoun
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
plural of “wall” — 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 A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
a Caucasian
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
wouldn't
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From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A skull and crossbones wouldn’t even look dismal against this white wainscoting and these pale yellow walls.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t see how you can play any gruesome Hallowe’en tricks in this house, Mrs. St. Clair,” said Billie later at the dinner table.
