used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
in addition
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
exhale hard
From this reading This came as a blow to the majority of girls.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This came as a blow to the majority of girls.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
conferverbUS /kənˈfɜːr/
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
EdwinnounUS /ˈedwən/
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
ensuingadjectiveUS /ˈensuːɪŋ/
following immediately and as a result of what went before
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
brought together in one place
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading This came as a blow to the majority of girls.
the act of departing
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
of great significance or value
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
incomesnounUS /ˈɪnkʌmz/
plural of “income” — the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
and nothing more
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading This came as a blow to the majority of girls.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/
preside over
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
a human being
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
make square
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This came as a blow to the majority of girls.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
precisely as stated
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
WellingtonnounUS /ˈwelɪŋtən/
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading THEY ALSO SERVE There was a very serious meeting of students of Wellington being held in the library of the Square Deal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Going to college is an expensive matter at best, and while there are many rich girls gathered in those institutions, the majority come from homes of moderate incomes and many from actual poverty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twenty of the leading spirits of the student body had asked Mrs. Edwin Green to let them confer with her on a most important matter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The college authorities had announced that the H. C. of L. had affected Wellington just as it had every person and every institution, and students' board would have to be raised for the ensuing year.
