used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
ancestorsnounUS /ˈænsestərz/
plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
bedchambernounUS /ˈbedtʃeɪmbər/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
Floy
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From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
Floy's
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From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
full-lengthadjective
representing or accommodating the entire length
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
a young female
From this reading MADDENED GIRL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
MADDENEDadjective
marked by extreme anger
From this reading MADDENED GIRL.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
mahoganynounUS /məˈhɑːɡəni/
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
massiveadjectiveUS /ˈmæsɪv/
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
Nellests
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From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
richestadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃəst/
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
rugsnounUS /rʌɡz/
plural of “rug” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
stenciledverbUS /ˈstensɪld/
past form of “stencil” — mark or print with a stencil
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading They had been handsome people, the Nellests, but Floy’s beauty was of quite a different type.
wainscotingnoun
a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
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 It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
in or at the place that
From this reading The room where Floy sat had been her mother’s bedchamber.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The dark polished floor was covered with rich rugs from Persia, and a magnificent full-length mirror between the two windows had reflected many a beautiful face and form of Floy’s ancestors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large, handsome apartment, with stenciled walls and deep mahogany wainscoting after the old style, and the dark, massive furniture was of the richest mahogany.
