218
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From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
219
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From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(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 All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
cheerilyadverb
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Christmastidenoun
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
CLAUS
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From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
FignounUS /fɪɡ/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
brought together in one place
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
HOME-MADE
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From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
illustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
jokingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
Kringle
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From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
KrisnounUS /krɪs/
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
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 Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
a human being
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
participate in games or sport
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
SANTAnounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading A HOME-MADE SANTA CLAUS "MERRY CHRISTMAS!
schoolroomnounUS /ˈskuːlruːm/
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
Sunday-school
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From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
carry out
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
troopingverbUS /ˈtruːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading Merry Christmas!" calls out Santa Claus cheerily as the guests come trooping into the room.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Take a good long look at Santa Claus, as shown in the picture (Fig. 218); then turn your eyes to the illustration (Fig. 219).
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
at the time that
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
in or at the place that
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laughing and joking, his eyes twinkling with fun, Santa Claus names each person as he hands out the gifts from his fat Christmas bag and from the generous pile at his feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All this merriment happens at Christmastide when you play the part of good "Kris Kringle" in your own home, in the schoolroom, the Sunday-school, or in any place where Christmas is celebrated and where children are gathered to enjoy the festivities.
