used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
Auntynoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
doll'snounUS /dɑːlz/
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
it's
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From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
stovepipenoun
chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
towpathnoun
a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
precisely as stated
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OUR HOUSE Aunty May and I went inside, and we looked at each other and laughed.
at the time that
From this reading When I went and looked out of the back windows, I called to Aunty May, "Oh, see, it's the Delaware."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading There, right at the foot of our back garden, under the willow trees, was the Delaware River, running along, very fast.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It was small, like a doll's house, and the room we stepped into, through the doorway, had a window the same side as the door, which looked out on the towpath, and two windows at the back, and a stovepipe coming right out of the floor and running up through the low ceiling.
