generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Harold and Elizabeth are four.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Harold and Elizabeth are four.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Harold and Elizabeth are four.
Elsie
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From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
a social unit living together
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Harold and Elizabeth are four.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
Harold
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From this reading “Harold and Elizabeth are four.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You and I make six.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
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 Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
engage in
From this reading You and I make six.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading You and I make six.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the servants--long strong bottom branches for the servants!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
which person or people
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Allow for the other children who are to make up the Christmas party: ten children have been invited, ten children have accepted, ten children will arrive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and I make six.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After the family come Herbert and Elsie, your best friend the doctor’s children.
