used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOY WITHOUT A BIRTHDAY.
anew
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading A BOY WITHOUT A BIRTHDAY.
a youthful male person
From this reading A BOY WITHOUT A BIRTHDAY.
Brimfield
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From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
cannot
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From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
let fall to the ground
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
I'm
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From this reading I'm very sorry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
It's
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From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
for more time
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
others
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From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
Identical; not different.
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
an educational institution
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm very sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
except if; if not
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
the act of using
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
vacationnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm very sorry.
we'll
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From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's no use, Glen," said the principal of the Brimfield High School, kindly, but with real sorrow in his tone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A BOY WITHOUT A BIRTHDAY.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So unless you can catch up during the vacation, I shall be obliged to drop you into the class below, and we'll go all over the same ground again next year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your marks in everything except history are so far below the average that I cannot, with justice to the others, let you go on with the class any longer.
