used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
appallverbUS /əˈpɔːl/
strike with disgust or revulsion
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few lives are like that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
a unit of instruction
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Few lives are like that.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
not any; not one
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
others
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From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
startleverbUS /ˈstɑːrtəl/
to stimulate to action
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
teachesnounUS /ˈtiːtʃəz/
plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the case that no sooner was the curtain run down on one mysterious happening than the stage was set for another.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some amuse and entertain, others startle and appall, but each teaches in its own way some new lesson of life.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Adventures do come to us all at times and we face them for the most part bravely.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
belonging to which person
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not imagine (and you might well be forgiven for doing so, if you have read the preceding chapters) that the experiences of the three girls whose lives are pictured here were a series of closely crowded thrilling adventures.
