After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.

• attic: The attic is at the top of the house.
• balcony: I sat on the balcony and drank a beer.
• chimney: There was smoke coming from the chimney.
• chimney pot: There is a chimney pot on top of the chimney.
• downspout: There was a lot of water coming out of the downspout.
• drainpipe: There was a lot of water coming out of the drainpipe.
• drive, driveway: Gary’s red car was parked in the drive.
• front door: There was someone knocking at the front door.
• gable: There is a gable under the roof.
• garage: I park my car in the garage every evening.
• garage door: I had difficulty opening the garage door.
• gutter: After the rain, the gutter was full of water.
• letterbox (UK): I pushed the letter through his letterbox.
• loft: The loft is at the top of the house.
• mailbox: There were a few letters in our mailbox.
• mail slot (US): I pushed the letter through his mail slot.
• path: There was a path leading up to the house.
• roof: The bird was sitting on the roof.
• steps: We had to walk up a few steps to get to the house.
• wall: The walls of the house had been painted white.
• window: I looked through the window to see if anyone was at home.
• window box: There were flowers growing in the window box.

• bathroom: Jim was in the bathroom brushing his teeth.
• bedroom: I went into my bedroom and got into bed.
• master bedroom: The master bedroom in a house is the largest bedroom. 
• storeroom: you keep things until they are needed.
• dining room: We always have dinner in the dining room.
• games room: Whenever I have friends over, we play games in the games room.
• guest room: When my grandmother comes to stay, she sleeps in the guest room.
• hall: I walked down the hall and into the kitchen.
• kitchen: Mum was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
• laundry room: We wash all our clothes in the laundry room.
• living room: When guests come to visit, we have coffee in the living room.
• study: Dad does all his work at the desk in his study.
• basement:it is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
• cellar:it is a room underneath a building, which is often used for storing things in.

She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband.

She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.

the night before ^{前一天的晚上}

• the earlier / previous / preceding night ^{头一天晚上(替换)}
• the night after ^{第二天晚上（某一天的转天晚上）}
• the next / following / succeeding night ^{在接下来的一天晚上(第二天晚上)}

Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.

Though the costume was composed only of a sheet, ... ^替换

After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs.

She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

形容词后的动词不定式做补语用主动结构

• He is easy to fool. ↔ To fool him is easy.
• it would be comfortable to wear. ↔ To wear it would be comfortable.
• She is extremely difficult to please. ↔ To please her is extremely difficult.
• The machine is awkward to handle. ↔ To handle the machine is awkward. 
• The man is hard to work with. ↔ To work with the man is hard.