move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
(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 All were now in expectation of coming events.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already the Christmas feeling was in the atmosphere.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Already the Christmas feeling was in the atmosphere.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
Cuthbert
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From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Already the Christmas feeling was in the atmosphere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
used to form the superlative
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
an educational institution
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
St
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From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If anticipation is half the joy, then most of the boys were taking their Christmas pleasures in advance.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already the Christmas feeling was in the atmosphere.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were now in expectation of coming events.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LITTLE SISTERS Time crept slowly, as it is apt to do with boys at school.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading To the St. Cuthbert boys it seemed as if the year had leaden wings, but at length the week before Christmas arrived.
