used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
any thing at all
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
CAROLINAnounUS /ˌkerəˈlaɪnə/
the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
From this reading VIRGINIA VERSUS CAROLINA.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
half the width of an em
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
fasten with a lock
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
mid-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
VERSUS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIRGINIA VERSUS CAROLINA.
VIRGINIAnounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading VIRGINIA VERSUS CAROLINA.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a day that Thanksgiving was!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Could anything be more fun than to be sixteen ('most seventeen); to have devoted friends; good health; to be allowed to sleep until mid-day; to get up to a good breakfast luncheon; and by one o'clock to be on the streets of Richmond en route for the great event of the year: the football match between Virginia and Carolina?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid you will disgrace me before night," he declared.
Zebedee
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were in such a gale that Zebedee threatened to lock us up for the day.
