Chapter VIII · A Predicament

plural of “activity” — any specific behavior

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

a grant made by a law court

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

for the reason that

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

a youthful male person

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

divisible by two

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

to or in any or all places

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”

a young female

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

the quality of being humane

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

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From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The Boy Scouts,” continued Sympathea, “have an award called the First Aid to Animals Badge.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Humanity and kindness,” she said in finishing, “are as broad as the skies.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

in a vociferous manner

From this reading “There are more of them than there are Girl Scouts,” Pee-wee spoke up, “because I can prove it--” “And their activities are reported in newspapers throughout our country--” “They’re in _Boys’ Life_ too,” Pee-wee announced vociferously, to the great amusement of the audience.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So we planned not to confine our award to our local circle or even to Girl Scouts everywhere.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading There are Boy Scouts as well and we must not forget _them_.”