used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
in addition
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
for the reason that
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
cooking-class
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From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
escapadesnounUS /ˈeskəpeɪdz/
plural of “escapade” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
favoritesnounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪts/
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
how
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From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
HuntingtonnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋtən/
United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
leadershipnounUS /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
the activity of leading
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
held dear
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
Peggy
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From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
Peggy's
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From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
poverty-strickenadjective
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
PrepnounUS /prep/
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
recountedverbUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
an educational institution
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
in the near future
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Huntington, a rich old man, whom people believed to be poverty-stricken because of the way he lived, became a great friend of Peggy’s as the result of a Thanksgiving dinner party she arranged for the cooking-class of her school to give him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their escapades and their hunger for good times and adventure kept them from being great favorites of the principal there, but they were loved by the girls of the school and were soon invested with a degree of leadership.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
would-beadjective
unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition
From this reading A would-be charitable enterprise of Peggy’s is recounted, also.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading And if she had never undertaken it, mistaken though she was, she could not have gone to Hampton, and the present volume would never have been written.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Peggy Parsons at Prep School,” the first book in this series, tells how much happiness they managed to crowd into a single year.
