used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
chieflyadverbUS /ˈtʃiːfli/
for the most part
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
dependants
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From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
farmhousesnounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊsəz/
plural of “farmhouse” — house for a farmer and family
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
feteverbUS /feɪt/
have a celebration
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
in a free manner
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
harvest-home
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From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It is so in some houses still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so in some houses still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is so in some houses still.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
labourers
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From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
set afire or burning
From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
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 The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
Nora
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From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
a full supply
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It is so in some houses still.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
STARLIGHTnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
not in physical motion
From this reading It is so in some houses still.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The best kitchen, where you have seen Nora sitting sometimes, and never used for kitchen purposes, was set out with a long table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
to-night
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From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
Trevlyn
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From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trevlyn Farm was lighted up to-night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
in or at the place that
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A rustic, homely gathering; with plenty of good fare in a plain way, and where the masters and mistresses and their guests enjoy themselves as freely as their dependants.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A WALK BY STARLIGHT A harvest-home used to be a great _fete_ in farmhouses; chiefly so, as you are aware, for its servants and labourers.
