used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
blue-cotton
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
chequeredadjective
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
cooking-places
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
fabricnounUS /ˈfæbrɪk/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
FinnnounUS /fɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Finland
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
hand-loom
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From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
HuckleberrynounUS /ˈhʌk.əlˌber.i/
A small edible dark blue or black berry, or the famous literary character Huck Finn.
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
ice-well
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
KITTILA
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From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
manufactureverbUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər/
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
the force of workers available
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
RAPIDSnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
spinning-wheels
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From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading At one side was a stove with cooking-places; at the other stood a hand-loom with a piece of chequered blue-cotton fabric in the course of manufacture.
straddledverbUS /ˈstrædəld/
past form of “straddle” — sit or stand astride of
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Beside it there straddled a couple of spinning-wheels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
tollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DOWN THE RAPIDS TO KITTILA TOWN Huckleberry Finn announced our coming, and after we had taken toll of the ice-well, we went into the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The room we were given for ourselves, after what we were used to, seemed an actual palace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Inside the door was a huge room strewn with sleeping men and women.
