the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
anteroomnoun
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first week passed by.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
at any time
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first week passed by.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
set up or found
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
the act of departing
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
go away from a place
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
in motion
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
and nothing more
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The first week passed by.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
not in physical motion
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The new inhabitants of the strange, small lodgings found everything hostile and bleak in their new surroundings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
Thomas'snounUS /ˈtɑːməsɪz/
possessive form of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The first week passed by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading An open gas flame whistled in the narrow anteroom.
which person or people
From this reading The neglected doors were shabby and the dark rooms only remembered people who had not cared for them and were for ever moving on.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Anne did not leave Thomas’s bedside and still dreaded going to the window.
