used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
AppropriationnounUS /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
Barry
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From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
a youthful male person
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
CapitolnounUS /ˈkæpɪtəl/
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
Carlton
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From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
CleverlyadverbUS /ˈklevərli/
in a clever manner
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
Conway
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From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
erectionnounUS /ɪˈrekʃən/
an erect penis
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
every person
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
Felix
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From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
the act of departing
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
of great significance or value
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
itemsnounUS /ˈaɪtəmz/
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
laboringadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
immediately past
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
legislatorsnounUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtərz/
plural of “legislator” — someone who makes or enacts laws
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
NavaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
provisionnounUS /prəˈvɪʒən/
a stipulated condition
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
RepairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
hard to endure
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
unwisdom
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From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Several important bills remained to be acted upon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOME COMING It was the last day of the session, and everyone at the Capitol was laboring under a great strain.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of these was the General Appropriation bill, which included among its numerous items, a provision to pay for the erection of the Naval Repair Station at Cleverly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The national legislators, with characteristic unwisdom, were trying to crowd the work of three or four weeks into three or four hours.
Wynn
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From this reading As John Carlton was going into the Capitol with Barry Wynn by his side, Felix Conway greeted the man and the boy:
