used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
characterizesverbUS /ˈkerəktəraɪzəz/
third-person singular of “characterize” — describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
CLIMAXnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Following out this story structure we come, eventually, to the end.
compellingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
driving or forcing
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
disclosedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskloʊzd/
made known (especially something secret or concealed)
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Following out this story structure we come, eventually, to the end.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Following out this story structure we come, eventually, to the end.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
set up or found
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
the act of giving
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
immediately past
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
likenverbUS /ˈlaɪkən/
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
engage in
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Following out this story structure we come, eventually, to the end.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
pictorialadjectiveUS /pɪkˈtɔːriəl/
pertaining to or consisting of pictures
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
stimulatingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪŋ/
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
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 STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading Following out this story structure we come, eventually, to the end.
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Following this curtain raising of the story, there should be a series of pictorial scenes that carry the events that go to make up the story plot, strung upon a slender thread of curiosity, and giving the element of suspense to the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The curtain must fall at last before the eyes of the child audience and the closing of the story drama should be as mind stimulating as was its beginning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
well-told
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From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
well-written
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From this reading STORY CLIMAX We have found it helpful to liken the effect that a well-written, well-told story has upon a child’s mind to the appeal that a successful drama makes to an audience.
at the time that
From this reading We have discovered that the opening paragraph, the first sentence of a child’s story should have the quality that characterizes the scene disclosed on the stage when the curtain rolls up--_compelling interest_.
