used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
blighters
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From this reading We're a set of blighters!"
BureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
chaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
chumping
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From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
dismallyadverbUS /ˈdɪzməli/
in a cheerless manner
From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
don't
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From this reading "I don't like my lunch!"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
the act of consuming food
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
gymnasiumnounUS /dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
It's
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From this reading "It's as dry as chumping chaff!" she confided dismally.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like my lunch!"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
take the midday meal
From this reading "I don't like my lunch!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't like my lunch!"
oatcakenoun
thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
pessimisticadjectiveUS /ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk/
expecting the worst possible outcome
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
recreationnounUS /ˌrekriˈeɪʃən/
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
school'snounUS /skuːlz/
possessive form of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
second-rateadjective
moderate to inferior in quality
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We're a set of blighters!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
Vivien
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From this reading The Sensation Bureau "Look here!" said Vivien one day in recreation time, "I think this school's a very second-rate sort of show.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting on a form in the gymnasium, in a decidedly pessimistic frame of mind, eating a piece of hard oatcake.
We're
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From this reading We're a set of blighters!"
