used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
(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 Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
beddingnounUS /ˈbedɪŋ/
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The room was in complete disorder.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
disordernounUS /dɪˈsɔːrdər/
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading The room was in complete disorder.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
divisible by two
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
pitchersnounUS /ˈpɪtʃərz/
plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Chairs, tables, pitchers, lamps, and all the various belongings of the room, had been piled against the door and fallen in a confused mass all about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The bedding was in the middle of the room, and the water from the pitchers had been poured over it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The door then flew open, but the opening was followed by a crash which might have been heard throughout the building.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The carpet had been torn up, and even the curtains taken from the windows.
