used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
(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 It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
without stop or interruption
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
flurrynounUS /ˈflɜːri/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
(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 It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
How
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From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
lakelet
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From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
pleasurableadjectiveUS /ˈpleʒərəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
with speed
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
skatesnounUS /skeɪts/
plural of “skate” — sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
skatingnounUS /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been growing colder all the afternoon, and continued to do so very rapidly through the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning at the breakfast table some of the lads announced, with great glee that the lakelet was frozen over; the ice so thick and solid that it was perfectly safe for skating in every part.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "How many of us have skates, I wonder?"
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The news caused quite a flurry of pleasurable excitement among the younger ones of the company.
Zoe
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From this reading "I move that we spend the morning there," said Zoe.
