Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

a person who is in charge

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

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From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

divisible by two

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

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From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

the act of giving

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

the act of departing

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

plural of “happening” — an event that happens

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

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From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

a message received and understood

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

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From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And you're going to write it."

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

plural of “lithograph” — a print produced by lithography

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

plural of “planter” — the owner or manager of a plantation

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

an easy victory

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

the display of a motion picture

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

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From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

plural of “superstition” — an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading "Dan'l," said Fred to his chief assistant, one day, "I'm going to print an article on 'Weather Superstitions.'"

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

past form of “vie” — compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The farmers and planters vied with each other in giving information of weather happenings and the little publication was never short of "copy."

showing curiosity

From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

produce a literary work

From this reading "And you're going to write it."

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From this reading "Yas, suh," said the darky, wondering what was coming.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "And you're going to write it."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE RUNAWAY KITE The sunset pictures made a better showing as lithographs than even their young creator could have hoped, and the _Issaquena County Weather Review_ became a source of personal pride to every one in the neighborhood.