take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
EarnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
easy-going
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
the act of departing
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
haven't
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
how
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
marmaladenounUS /ˈmɑːrməleɪd/
a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
mortgage-box
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
plentifullyadverb
in a bountiful manner
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
PromotionnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃən/
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Promotion.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
to-day
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in or at the place that
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
but in spite of that
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
