used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
BLASTverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
EcclesnounUS /ˈekəlz/
Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
Felix
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From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
and nothing more
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
McCue
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From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
Prome
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
QUARRYnounUS /ˈkwɔːri/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
an educational institution
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
STODDARD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
thankfullyadverbUS /ˈθæŋkfəli/
in a thankful manner; with thanks
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIG BLAST AT THE STONE QUARRY.
a special situation
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading It was quite the customary thing for Felix McCue to have to wait a little later than the rest.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Eccles was a faithful teacher, and she had often told Felix what an interest she took in him; but he could have heard it a great deal more thankfully at any other time than just after school, and when he knew the other boys were waiting for him.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
WILLIAM
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was Friday afternoon, right in the middle of May, and it seemed as if the wide front door of Prome Centre Academy would never get through letting out just one more squad of boys or girls.
