used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
BOBBYnounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
a youthful male person
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That will do," she said.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
gradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
oddlyadverbUS /ˈɑːdli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Palmer Davis admitted that he had been in the room during recess, to get a pencil, he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That will do," she said.
shakilyadverb
in an insecurely shaky manner
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That will do," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will do," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she proceeded to question the other boys.
a source of difficulty
From this reading BOBBY IN TROUBLE Miss Mason glanced at him oddly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading And Henry Graham, a boy in the first grade, whispered shakily that he had come back for an apple he had left in his desk.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will do," she said.
