used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
couldn't
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From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
characterized by great determination
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
dethronedverbUS /dɪˈθroʊnd/
past form of “dethrone” — remove a monarch from the throne
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
and nothing more
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
PROJECTSnounUS /ˈprɑːdʒekts/
plural of “project” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading REGAL PROJECTS.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
REGALadjectiveUS /ˈriːɡəl/
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading REGAL PROJECTS.
representativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
school-fellows
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From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
a special situation
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There couldn't have been better fun for our boys, than to get up a revolution and set up a dethroned queen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
(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 But they were not there, and I determined to act as their representative as well as I could.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next morning, we all went around to see the queen, and on the way we tried to arrange our affair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was only sorry that my old school-fellows were not there, to go into the thing with us.
