used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
advertisementnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
(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 After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
BadgenounUS /bædʒ/
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
BadgesnounUS /ˈbædʒɪz/
plural of “badge” — an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
for the reason that
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
a young female
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
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From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
and nothing more
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
PearsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pear” — sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
ProficiencynounUS /prəˈfɪʃənsi/
the quality of having great facility and competence
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
on the contrary
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
SCOUTnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
Second-Classadjective
of inferior status or quality
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
be seated
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
SoapnounUS /soʊp/
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
testsnounUS /tests/
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
up to a particular time
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
triesnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
precisely as stated
From this reading After all the First Class tests are not so very hard.
at the time that
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
which person or people
From this reading At any rate I _hope_ she won’t, because a Scout who is content to sit down and be a Second Class Scout is only a third class girl.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading HOW TO BECOME A FIRST CLASS SCOUT WHY is a Second-Class Scout like an advertisement of Pears’ Soap?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
won't
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From this reading Because she sees the First Class Badge within her reach if she only tries for it and “she won’t be happy till she get it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is true that when she has got her Second Class, she can go in for Proficiency Badges and cover her arm with them, but I would much rather see a Scout with the one Badge of First Class on her left arm than one with a dozen on her right.
