adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
bedsteadnoun
the framework of a bed
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
chintznoun
a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
couldn't
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
ENGLANDnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading STORYBOOK ENGLAND.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
h'indeed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
Katy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
Katy's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
STORYBOOKnounUS /ˈstɔːribʊk/
a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)
From this reading STORYBOOK ENGLAND.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
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 The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
