used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
Annis
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From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
a line of approach
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
BasilnounUS /ˈbæzəl/
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
chestsnounUS /tʃests/
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
delightedlyadverb
with delight
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
set up or found
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
herby-smelling
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From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
jinglingadjective
having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
lavendered
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From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE RUTH.
locust-trees
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From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
lofty-pillared
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From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
Persis
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From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading LITTLE RUTH.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
not often
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
store-room
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From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
substantialadjectiveUS /səbˈstænʃəl/
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One lofty-pillared porch faced the bay, another the avenue of locust-trees which led up from the highway.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
well-built
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From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fine old country house in which the party were stopping was one of those well-built, substantial affairs seldom found nowadays.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Even the rambling arrangement of rooms seemed quaint and attractive, while the hostess, with her black silk apron, her jingling key basket, her lavendered chests, and her herby-smelling store-room, Annis asserted, was made to match the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is a real, ancestral hall,” Persis had declared, delightedly, upon first acquaintance with it, and Basil found it quite up to his idea of what a house should be.
