used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
for the reason that
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They talked of nothing but Santa Claus.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
CLAUS
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From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
every person
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
and nothing more
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
Margaret
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From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
no person; not anyone
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They talked of nothing but Santa Claus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked of nothing but Santa Claus.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
SANTAnounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked of nothing but Santa Claus.
teachesnounUS /ˈtiːtʃəz/
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked of nothing but Santa Claus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading One night, just before Christmas, Mother tucked them in bed and left them to go to sleep.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _If you try to please everybody, you will please nobody._ * * * * * THE VISIT TO SANTA CLAUS LAND Jack and Margaret were growing more excited each day, because Christmas was so near.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Don't you wish you could _see_ him?" they said over and over.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know what this story teaches you?
