used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/
open to or abounding in fresh air
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
boudoirs
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From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
carpetedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːrpətɪd/
covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
decayedadjectiveUS /dəˈkeɪd/
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “I’m doing my share.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
made afraid
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
hallsnounUS /hɔːlz/
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m doing my share.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
Letitia
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From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m doing my share.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
rebuildingnounUS /riˈbɪldɪŋ/
building again
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
redecoratingverbUS /riˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “redecorate” — redo the decoration of an apartment or house
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
express in words
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
have in common
From this reading “I’m doing my share.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
and nothing more
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
in the near future
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
at the time that
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
in or at the place that
From this reading Letitia was frightened, and thought: “Am I to live here where ghosts may appear at night to don their old splendour?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I could say the same of you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when Stephen explained his plans for rebuilding and redecorating, she recovered her gaiety, and her imagination transformed these decayed rooms into inviting chambers and dainty boudoirs, cool halls with tall windows and airy, carpeted stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It depends quite simply on you whether we can have a happy and beautiful home very soon,” Stephen declared.
