used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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how long something has existed
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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Camp-fire
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communitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
Doran
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the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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Etc
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fickleadjectiveUS /ˈfɪkəl/
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
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a young female
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plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
GivenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
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gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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InstructornounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Instructor in Story Telling, School of Religious Education and Social Service, Boston University Author of "The Use of the Story in Religious Education," Etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
held up in the air
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
not any; not one
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The teen age girl is a great problem and at the same time a great opportunity.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The teen age girl is a great problem and at the same time a great opportunity.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
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Identical; not different.
From this reading The teen age girl is a great problem and at the same time a great opportunity.
an educational institution
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
relating to human society and its members
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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
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story-teller
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From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
teenadjectiveUS /tiːn/
being of the age 13 through 19
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disclosing unintentionally something concealed
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testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The teen age girl is a great problem and at the same time a great opportunity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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the act of using
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at the time that
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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which person or people
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading She seems fickle, yet she is putting her friends to a test that is most worth while.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her ideals seem low, yet there is no time in her life when she will more gladly follow a great ideal.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York George H. Doran Company "Given a Camp-fire, a group of friendly girls and a good story-teller who knows and loves the girls, and the ideals of a whole community may be lifted in a night."
