alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
subject to appointment
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
Barbara
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From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
geographernounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfər/
an expert on geography
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
guide-extraordinary
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From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is the route-book.
herebyadverbUS /hɪrˈbaɪ/
(formal) by means of this
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is the route-book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
next-door
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From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
route-book
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From this reading Here is the route-book.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
carry out
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car flew along by sunny meadows and farms.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be up to you to show us which roads we are to take.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York was the first day’s goal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Barbara,” Ruth said to her next-door neighbor, “you are hereby appointed royal geographer and guide-extraordinary to this party!
