used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
(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 There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
candiedadjectiveUS /ˈkændid/
encrusted with sugar or syrup
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
confectionsnounUS /kənˈfekʃənz/
plural of “confection” — a food rich in sugar
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
dulce
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From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
divisible by two
From this reading There were even candied sweet potatoes.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
brought together in one place
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
Leila
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From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
Marjorie
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From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
MexicannounUS /ˈmeksəkən/
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
old-timeadjective
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
pastesnounUS /peɪsts/
plural of “paste” — any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading There were even candied sweet potatoes.
Ronny
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From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
Ronny's
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From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
make square
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
temptingadjectiveUS /ˈtemptɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
toothsomeadjective
acceptable to the taste or mind
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
TravelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
interact in a certain way
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/
characterized by variety
From this reading The arrival of Ronny’s trunks had furnished a treat of Mexican sweets, tempting and varied.
Vera
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From this reading That evening in Ronny’s room Leila, Vera, Marjorie and Jerry gathered for one of their old-time “Traveler” meetings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were all sorts of candied tropical fruits, strange toothsome nut pastes and a golden delicious sweet called _dulce_.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Get busy and help yourselves,” Ronny directed as she placed the large square tin box of confections on the table before her chums.
