used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
braceverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
criticallyadverbUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəli/
in a critical manner
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
travel across or pass over
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
don't
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From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
HoustonnounUS /ˈhjuːstən/
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
Houston'snounUS /ˈhjuːstənz/
possessive form of “houston” — the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
how
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From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
I've
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From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
Julia
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From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
and nothing more
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
PARADEnounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
Twenty-threenounUS /ˈtwentiθriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading "Twenty-three, twenty-four," counted Lucy, turning over the neat little piles of gauze squares on the table.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PARADE The Red Cross rooms were crowded, but Lucy and Julia had managed to find a corner at Mrs. Houston's table.
which person or people
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I've worked my head off and only made twenty, and now I have to go home before I can brace up and beat you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Julia, how can you do them so fast?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Julia laughed, and Mrs. Houston, who sat across from the two girls, said critically, "I think yours are done the better of the two, Lucy, so don't be too discouraged.
