used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
appealedverbUS /əˈpiːld/
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading This idea appealed greatly to the girls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
BlindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
chargingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
ConcertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
CoonnounUS /kuːn/
an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
recognizable; marked
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
emphaticallyadverbUS /emˈfætɪkli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
extendverbUS /ɪkˈstend/
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
FundnounUS /fʌnd/
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading This idea appealed greatly to the girls.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading This idea appealed greatly to the girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This idea appealed greatly to the girls.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
Linda
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From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
Muriel
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From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
and nothing more
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
an educational institution
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "It must be awful to be blind," sighed Muriel.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
They've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
unanimouslyadverbUS /juːˈnænəməsli/
of one mind; without dissent
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "They've given their eyes for us, and we ought to do something for them!" declared Linda emphatically.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Coon Concert At the end of the summer term it had always been the custom of the school for each Form to get up a separate little entertainment, at which the other Forms should act audience.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This year it was unanimously decided not only to keep up the old tradition, but to extend the original plan by charging for admission, and sending the proceeds to the Blinded Soldiers' Fund.
