(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 The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/
create by putting components or members together
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
Gibault
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From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
Jim
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From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Jim had brought his drum, and played it loudly to attract their attention.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
cut with a saw
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
signalingnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Father Gibault rang the church bell, signaling all people to assemble at the church.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading Immediately the villagers came streaming out of their houses or stores.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Colonel Clark and Jim waited outside for them to appear.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
at the time that
From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
Willie
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From this reading Willie Watson came running to the church; when he saw Jim, he pushed through the crowd to him.
