used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
for the reason that
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
can't
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From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
brought together in one place
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
Harvie
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From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
and nothing more
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
engage in
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
Massie
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From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
non-appearance
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From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
others
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From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
PricesnounUS /ˈpraɪsəz/
plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing dull about this crowd gathered in the hospitable Price mansion.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
precisely as stated
From this reading If a dozen boys and girls can't have a good time just because they are girls and boys then there is something very dull about them and the combination is hopeless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
(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 Harvie was too well bred to let the disappointment about the non-appearance of one guest make him neglect the others.
which person or people
From this reading Poor George Massie was the one who could not conceal his feelings.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE COUNTRY STORE THE Prices had the right idea about entertaining a crowd of young people: that was to let them entertain each other.
