used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
amplyadverbUS /ˈæmpli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
with anger
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
classroomnounUS /ˈklæsruːm/
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
well in the past; former
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
forebodings
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From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
Geraldine
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From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
a person of German nationality
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
depressingly dark
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
the act of departing
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
half-holidaynoun
a day on which half is free from work or duty
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
hockeynounUS /ˈhɑːki/
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
a unit of instruction
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
Phyllis
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From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Going and getting Jack into a row like that!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
an educational institution
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
selectingverbUS /səˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
Tressider
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From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading No sooner had morning school ended and the mistress departed from the classroom, than Phyllis Tressider stalked up to her desk and confronted her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GERMAN LESSON Geraldine was not long in discovering that her gloomy forebodings were amply justified.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You little sneak!" she said angrily.
