used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
(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 The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
blocksnounUS /blɑːks/
plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
Carolyn
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From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
divisible by two
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
a young female
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
HarlemnounUS /ˈhɑːrləm/
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
ill-bredadjective
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
staying power
From this reading She had the shrillest voice and the liveliest legs in the neighbourhood.
liveliestadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvliːəst/
superlative of “lively” — full of life and energy
From this reading She had the shrillest voice and the liveliest legs in the neighbourhood.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
May'snounUS /meɪz/
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
noire
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From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
OTHERS
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From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
progenynounUS /ˈprɑːdʒəni/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
RED-HAIRED
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From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
Sadenoun
French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term “sadism” (1740-1814)
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
an educational institution
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
shrillest
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From this reading She had the shrillest voice and the liveliest legs in the neighbourhood.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
in the near future
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
sprinklingnounUS /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
From this reading She had but recently moved into the neighbourhood and even the best of the Harlem blocks sometimes have a sprinkling of ill-bred children.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE RED-HAIRED GIRL--AND OTHERS The red-haired girl became very soon Carolyn May's _b te noire_.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She had the shrillest voice and the liveliest legs in the neighbourhood.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
well-behavedadjective
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
which person or people
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
wildernounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading The red-haired girl, who was called "Sade" by her fellows, soon led the wilder children, both boys and girls, in all manner of mischief.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The progeny of the vulgar is mixed in with well-behaved girls and boys both at school and at play.
