used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
anew
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
Betty
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From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
classroomsnounUS /ˈklæsruːmz/
plural of “classroom” — a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
Farwell
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From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
FreshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
it's
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From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
a narrow way or road
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
immediately past
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
lockingnounUS /ˈlɑːkɪŋ/
the act of locking something up to protect it
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
Lois
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From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
an amount of time
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
pilotedverbUS /ˈpaɪlətɪd/
past form of “pilot” — operate an airplane
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
recurring again and again
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
sauntered
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From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
an educational institution
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
express in speech
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
tattoonounUS /ˌtæˈtuː/
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading At the close of the last period Lois Farwell and Betty Thompson met in the Study Hall corridor, and locking arms, sauntered off in the direction of Freshman Lane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been no lessons to speak of.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAPER CHASE It was two o’clock in the afternoon and the end of the first school day.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My, but it’s good to be back again,” began Betty, playing a tattoo with her pencil on the steam pipes, that ran along under the windows on one side of the corridor; “bully to be back,” she repeated.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The new girls had been piloted to the various classrooms, introduced to the teachers, received their books and the general plan for the year had been laid out.
