used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wasn't that an event!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
AssistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
a youthful male person
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
Carbaugh
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From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
clothing in general
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
Elgin
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From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Wasn't that an event!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
the act of departing
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
HaywoodnounUS /ˈheɪwʊd/
United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)
From this reading Mr. Haywood said to his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Haywood said to his wife.
homemadeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd/
made or produced in the home or by yourself
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
IllinoisnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
Mabelle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
ManagingverbUS /ˈmænədʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Haywood said to his wife.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
PublishingnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Haywood said to his wife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gilbert thought so.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Gilbert thought so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
Wasn't
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From this reading Wasn't that an event!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
which person or people
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois David C. Cook, Jr., Managing Editor Mabelle M. Carbaugh, Assistant Editor Gilbert was a little boy who was going to have the first suit of clothes, that were not homemade.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Mr. Haywood said to his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going to the city with father and mother to be fitted.
