used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
(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 _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
Gordon
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From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “O Mother!
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 Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
nippedverbUS /nɪpt/
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O Mother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading May I have the room in the attic for a club room?”
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
done under pressure
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
carry out
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _Made in the United States of America_ Jean Gordon rushed into the house, her face all aglow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was some fire within which made her eyes bright and the sharp wind, which came from lakes not too far away, gave her rosy cheeks and nipped her nose as well.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without stopping in the hall to take off her pretty red coat or the close little hat that left little but eyes, nose and mouth to be seen, she opened the door into the dining-room, from which the sound of her mother’s machine could be heard.
