ADVANCEMENTnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “We’ll be going back home soon.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We’ll be going back home soon.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
having made preparations
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
the act of departing
From this reading “We’ll be going back home soon.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “We’ll be going back home soon.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
Larry
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From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
LARRY'S
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From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
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 The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
any competition
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
with speed
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
in the near future
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The storm ceased and the waters, finding many places to run to, soon disposed of themselves.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll be going back home soon.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading LARRY’S ADVANCEMENT Almost as rapidly as it had risen the flood went down.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The day after Larry won the race that was to mean so much to him the part of the town around the hotel was almost free from the flood.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “The worst is over,” said Mr. Newton.
