used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
accommodatingadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪtɪŋ/
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
ash-cat
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From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
banqueting-room
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From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
ceilingsnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋz/
plural of “ceiling” — the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
facilitynounUS /fəˈsɪlɪti/
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
an established custom
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
only a very short time before
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
illustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
imposingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
matureadjectiveUS /məˈtʃʊr/
characteristic of maturity
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
a human being
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
pilastersnounUS /pəˈlæstərz/
plural of “pilaster” — a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
privilegedadjectiveUS /ˈprɪvlədʒd/
blessed with privileges
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
in a strange manner
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
strikinglyadverbUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋli/
in a striking manner
From this reading A child's facility in accommodating itself to circumstances was never more strikingly illustrated.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
male cat
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
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 is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Let us privileged ones hurry to the great banqueting-room and have a glance at matters there whilst Tom is being made ready for the imposing occasion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a spacious apartment, with gilded pillars and pilasters, and pictured walls and ceilings.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
wontedadjective
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The morning's experiences had wonderfully built up his confidence; the poor little ash-cat was already more wonted to his strange garret, after four days' habit, than a mature person could have become in a full month.
but in spite of that
From this reading The dinner hour drew near--yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror.
