used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS' INVASION.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
being joined in close association
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
start firing a weapon
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
HiawathanounUS /ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/
a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
a message received and understood
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
interurban
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From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
INVASIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS' INVASION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
municipalitiesnounUS /ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpælɪtiz/
plural of “municipality” — an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
and nothing more
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
outskirtnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrt/
a part of the city far removed from the center
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
primaladjectiveUS /ˈpraɪməl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
an educational institution
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
SCOUTSnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS' INVASION.
semesternounUS /səˈmestər/
one of two divisions of an academic year
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
the season of growth
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
not in physical motion
From this reading Spring Lake academy, located on a lake of the same name at the southern outskirt of Kingston, was originally a boys' military school, and it still retained that primal distinction.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY SCOUTS' INVASION.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a grand surprise that the Boy Scouts of Spring Lake academy "put over" on the Camp Fire Girls of Hiawatha Institute.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They had been planning it for several weeks, or since they first received information of the Grand Council Fire as a closing event of the first semester of the girls' school.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two institutions were located in municipalities only fifteen miles apart, connected by both steam railroad and electric interurban lines.
