anew
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
(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 All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
double-fronted
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From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
Draeth
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From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
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 All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
MadrasnounUS /ˈmædrəs/
a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
Mammy's
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From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
ornamentsnounUS /ˈɔːrnəmənts/
plural of “ornament” — something used to beautify
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
sitting-room
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From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
a special situation
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
Tommy
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From this reading Being six did not bring with it the rare delight that Tommy had expected.
Tommy's
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From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading For one thing he missed his ladies; for another he was troubled by the growing sadness of his Mammy's face.
the topmost one of two
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading All visitors had left Draeth, for the Summer was over, and with the summer Tommy's sixth birthday had come and gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading In the upper windows of the double-fronted house near the church plain short blinds had replaced the long Madras muslin curtains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again the gay Brussels carpet in the best sitting-room was covered with newspaper and the ornaments were put away.
