2884
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From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
subject to appointment
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
crystalnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
CustomersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading Winifred envied them.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a young female
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
the force of workers available
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
Rolls's
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From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Winifred envied them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then they had a life work of the most charming description.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
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 Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
Winifred
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From this reading Winifred envied them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 2884 Morning and girl were gray with cold as Win hovered before the vast expanse of plate glass which made of Peter Rolls's department store a crystal palace.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Customers would not be admitted for an hour, yet the lovely wax ladies and the thrilling wax men in the window world wore the air of never having stopped doing their life work since they were appointed to it.
