used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
Ayscough
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From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
Benziger
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From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
Bickerstaffe-Drew
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From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
Harland's
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From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
infectiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfekʃəs/
caused by infection or capable of causing infection
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
Macgreegor's
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From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
masterynounUS /ˈmæstəri/
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
MonsignornounUS /mɑːnˈsiːnjər/
(Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
used to form the superlative
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
Pryde
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From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
Revell
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From this reading _Johnny Pryde_, by _J. J. Bell_ (Fleming H. Revell Company).
relating to human society and its members
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
successornounUS /səkˈsesər/
a person who follows next in order
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
tenuousadjectiveUS /ˈtenjəwəs/
having thin consistency
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These stories are, many of them, studies in social atmosphere, and if their substance is tenuous, Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew has made the most of it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
Tidewaynoun
a channel in which a tidal current runs
From this reading _The Tideway_, by “_John Ayscough_” (Benziger Brothers).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
WeeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This collection of stories has much of Henry Harland’s charm, with a more complete mastery of plot.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The dry merriment of this little book is infectious, and makes it a worthy successor to the best of Wee Macgreegor’s earlier adventures.
