used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
at or in the front
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they watching us yet?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Azalia asked.
Azalia
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From this reading Azalia asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
Ladd
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From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
MISSILEnounUS /ˈmɪsəl/
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
From this reading THE MISSILE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
ropingnounUS /ˈroʊpɪŋ/
capturing cattle or horses with a lasso
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSILE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other girls had taken the lead back to the camp and were a considerable distance ahead.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are they watching us yet?"
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "Are they watching us yet?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
at the time that
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Five of the members of the Camp Fire were present when Miss Ladd made this startling announcement that they had been watched secretly for a considerable time while roping off the limits of their swimming place.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Are they watching us yet?"
