used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
(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 It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
coal-fires
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From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
DanenounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
dinner-dress
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From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
flarenounUS /fler/
a shape that spreads outward
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
garishadjectiveUS /ˈɡerɪʃ/
tastelessly showy
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
globesnounUS /ɡloʊbz/
plural of “globe” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
lacesnounUS /ˈleɪsəz/
plural of “lace” — a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
Mme
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From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
a light shade of red
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mollie Dane sat alone in her pretty room.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
TETE-A-TETEnoun
a private conversation between two people
From this reading A MIDNIGHT TETE-A-TETE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bright fire burned in the grate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
Walraven
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From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very late--past midnight--but the gas burned full flare, its garish flame subdued by globes of tinted glass, and Mollie, on a low stool before the fire, was still in all the splendor of her pink silk dinner-dress, her laces, her pearls.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Mme. Walraven liked coal-fires, and would have them throughout the house.
