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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A short story by Zoe Blade (C) 2008 Zoe Blade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
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bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
beansnounUS /biːnz/
plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
BladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading A short story by Zoe Blade (C) 2008 Zoe Blade.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading A short story by Zoe Blade (C) 2008 Zoe Blade.
cabbagesnounUS /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
chantedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæntɪd/
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
CommonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
CreativeadjectiveUS /kriˈeɪtɪv/
having the ability or power to create
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DerivativenounUS /dərˈɪvətɪv/
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
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DistributedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɪbjətəd/
spread out or scattered about or divided up
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the act of consuming food
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
else
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From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
every person
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
Faye
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From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
Flat-chested
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From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
only a very short time before
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading "Just ignore them," suggested Rebecca.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just ignore them," suggested Rebecca.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
LicensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
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loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
in motion
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading "Just ignore them," suggested Rebecca.
Rebecca'snounUS /rəˈbekəz/
possessive form of “rebecca” — (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short story by Zoe Blade (C) 2008 Zoe Blade.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
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 A short story by Zoe Blade (C) 2008 Zoe Blade.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Just ignore them," suggested Rebecca.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Just ignore them," suggested Rebecca.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Flat-chested Faye, flat-chested Faye," chanted the girls on the table next to Faye and Rebecca's.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The large hall smelled of cabbages, potatoes and baked beans, and everyone else was talking and eating and moving chairs so loudly that Faye could hardly hear herself think.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
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Zoe
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