used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
anew
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
(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 Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
in addition
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
devicesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪsəz/
an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
educativeadjectiveUS /ˌedʒɪˈkeɪtɪv/
resulting in education
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
elementaryadjectiveUS /ˌeləˈmentri/
easy and not involved or complicated
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
frameworknounUS /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
of great significance or value
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
inevitablenessnoun
the quality of being unavoidable
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
immediately past
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
engage in
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
not any; not one
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
and nothing more
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
an amount of time
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
literature in metrical form
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
scholarsnounUS /ˈskɑːlərz/
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
plural of “story” — 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 Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
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 In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
subject-matter
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From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
variesverbUS /ˈveriz/
third-person singular of “vary” — become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
versionsnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒənz/
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
precisely as stated
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
vocabularynounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Again, most of the stories best suited to the children must be used in translated and adapted versions, and all of them should be told in a way that varies more or less from telling to telling, in vocabulary, in figure, and occasionally in material detail.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In story we and they are intent upon subject-matter, and on the larger matters of the imaginative creation.
at the time that
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And, while we older students know that the choice and arrangement of material involved in the making of a story are extremely important and most truly educative, we also know that they belong in the larger framework of the story and do not lend themselves to close inspection or detailed study when our scholars are elementary children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading POETRY There are certain results in literary training that can be secured with children only by the teaching of poetry.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading As a result, the stories, until we come down to the very last year of the period, make on the children no impression of the inevitableness of form, or of any of the smaller devices of style and finish.
