used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
any thing at all
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
crocodilenounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪl/
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
everybody'll
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From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
the act of departing
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
Gretta
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From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
home-sick
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From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
HOPE-SCOTT
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From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
isn't
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From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
marshalledverbUS /ˈmɑːrʃəld/
inflected form of “marshal” — place in proper rank
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And isn’t it a funny one?”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
shouldn't
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From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
SlaternounUS /ˈsleɪtər/
any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
Sybil
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From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
there's
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From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
a special situation
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
we've
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From this reading “I suppose everybody’ll _try_ for it,” said Gretta slowly, “but I shouldn’t think there’s any chance for _us_; you see we’ve never thought much about being brave, and it seems such a new kind of thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Did you understand what Miss Slater said about it at Prayers, Sybil?”
which person or people
From this reading So spoke Sybil, who, trotting by the side of her sister in the middle rank of the long crocodile of girls that was being marshalled by Miss Read for the first walk of the term, looked jolly enough certainly, and anything but home-sick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HOPE-SCOTT PRIZE “Are you going to try for the prize, Gretta?
