used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
AlexianounUS /əˈleksiə/
inability to perceive written words
From this reading And, oh, Alexia, look, look--the rainbow!"
(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 XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
doesn't
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From this reading "It doesn't rain a single drop!
let fall to the ground
From this reading "It doesn't rain a single drop!
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
(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 "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
where you live at a particular time
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't rain a single drop!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
Larry's
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From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
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 XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And, oh, Alexia, look, look--the rainbow!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
having a point
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
Polly
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From this reading Polly burst out into a laugh.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "It doesn't rain a single drop!
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading And, oh, Alexia, look, look--the rainbow!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "It doesn't rain a single drop!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
in the near future
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
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 XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just look there," She pointed to the patches of light in the sky gradually growing bigger and brighter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
wasn't
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From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
XXInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
but in spite of that
From this reading XXI OF MANY THINGS IN GENERAL But the cooking club with all its delights wasn't started yet for many a day, for just as soon as Polly got home there was the whole story of the morning's adventures of Joel and Larry's accident, to fill all her time and thoughts.
