used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
(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 "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
bannisternounUS /ˈbænəstər/
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
Betty
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From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
BIRTHDAYnounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
permission to do something
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
FreshmennounUS /ˈfreʃmɪn/
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
photographedverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræft/
past form of “photograph” — record on photographic film
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
poseverbUS /poʊz/
introduce
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
SEVENTEENTHadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
confined on all sides
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
carry out
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
There's
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From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There's a man coming out from town this morning to take some snow scenes of the place, and we want her to pose for him.
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come down here and help us beg Miss Lewis to be photographed.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY "Please, Miss Lewis, _please_ do," came in a chorus of pleading voices, as half a dozen Freshmen surrounded Betty in the lower hall, one snowy morning late in January.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
WarenounUS /wer/
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
at the time that
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
showing curiosity
From this reading "Come on down, Mary Ware," called A.O., catching sight of a wondering face peering over the bannister, curious to see the cause of the commotion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think you _might_ consent when we all want one so tremendously."
