used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
(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 "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
assignmentnounUS /əˈsaɪnmənt/
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
the act of departing
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
Helen'snounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
Margaret
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From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
programsnounUS /ˈproʊɡræmz/
plural of “program” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
reportingnounUS /riˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
an educational institution
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll do it right away," promised Margaret and she hurried off on her first newspaper assignment.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the close of school Helen met Margaret Stevens in the hall outside the assembly room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is my first assignment going to be?" asked Helen's reporting staff.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "It is almost the end of the year and most of the classes are planning parties and programs of various kinds."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think it would be a good idea if you went to the teachers and got all the school news," Helen suggested.
