used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
BangsnounUS /bæŋz/
plural of “bang” — a vigorous blow
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The quartette of boys had made one mistake.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
constitutionaladjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃənəl/
of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
Dr
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From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It was never finished.
Fred
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From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The quartette of boys had made one mistake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was never finished.
and nothing more
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
Leith
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From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The quartette of boys had made one mistake.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
middaynounUS /ˈmɪddeɪ/
the middle of the day
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The quartette of boys had made one mistake.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was never finished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
quartettenoun
four performers or singers who perform together
From this reading The quartette of boys had made one mistake.
Raymond
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From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
Rockledge
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From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
an educational institution
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
SparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Leith, the head master under Dr. Raymond, always took a constitutional around the grounds after the midday meal.
unsolvedadjectiveUS /ənˈsɑːlvd/
not solved
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was never finished.
look attentively
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
which person or people
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE RESULT Just who would have won in that battle between Fred Martin and Sparrow Bangs remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Rockledge School.
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/
a young person of either sex
From this reading They should have taken a fifth youngster into their confidence and set him on watch.
