used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL,” ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL,” ETC.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Now, at Dalton, we would have to see the old schoolhouse every time we went to Daly’s for a pound of butter, a loaf of bread—and oh, yes!
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading Now, at Dalton, we would have to see the old schoolhouse every time we went to Daly’s for a pound of butter, a loaf of bread—and oh, yes!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
DALEnounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
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DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
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Daly's
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
DOROTHY
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ETC
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a young female
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GLENWOOD
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
go away from a place
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
loafnounUS /loʊf/
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
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an educational institution
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schoolhousenounUS /ˈskuːlhaʊs/
a building where young people receive education
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schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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Tavia
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From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
a special situation
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, at Dalton, we would have to see the old schoolhouse every time we went to Daly’s for a pound of butter, a loaf of bread—and oh, yes!
TO-DAY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY,” “DOROTHY DALE AT GLENWOOD SCHOOL,” ETC.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, at Dalton, we would have to see the old schoolhouse every time we went to Daly’s for a pound of butter, a loaf of bread—and oh, yes!
at the time that
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “There is one thing perfectly delightful about boarding schools,” declared Tavia, “when the term closes we can go away, and leave it in another world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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an affirmative
From this reading Now, at Dalton, we would have to see the old schoolhouse every time we went to Daly’s for a pound of butter, a loaf of bread—and oh, yes!