used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Come right over and bring Arthur.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We're at the Lodge.
baseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Come right over and bring Arthur.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come right over and bring Arthur.
curriculumnounUS /kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/
The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or magical academy.
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
expectantadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektənt/
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
well known or easily recognized
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
a small worthless amount
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
KlondikenounUS /ˈklɑːndaɪk/
a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
immediately past
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading We're at the Lodge.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
a brief written record
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Come right over and bring Arthur.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading DEAR JACK: Miss Green and I and a party of girls are down for the game.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
precisely, exactly
From this reading Come right over and bring Arthur.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
scribbledverbUS /ˈskrɪbəld/
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
SISnounUS /sɪs/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading SIS.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
Skippy
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
vexations
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
We're
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From this reading We're at the Lodge.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
(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 ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL A WEEK after these events, returning on a Saturday morning from the last vexations of the curriculum with the expectant thrill of the opening of the baseball season, Skippy was amazed to receive, by the hands of Klondike, the colored sweep, a scribbled note in the familiar handwriting of his sister:
