used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
Delbier
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From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
diversadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪvərz/
many and different
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
cause to move by striking
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
a boy or man
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
swimmersnounUS /ˈswɪmərz/
plural of “swimmer” — a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
tanknounUS /tæŋk/
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
bound or secured closely
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
hard to endure
From this reading One morning one of the swimmers, a lad named Delbier, was trying a new act.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
under normal conditions
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading It was a very difficult feat, and Leo watched Delbier with interest.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This was to turn in the air in a peculiar way and land in the water on his side, with his body tied up in a knot.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the middle of the ring the circus men usually built a large tank, in which several celebrated swimmers and divers used to give a special performance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was something new in the circus line, and it made a hit with the audience.
