used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
Blow-out
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From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
dwellersnounUS /ˈdwelərz/
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
else
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From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
a social unit living together
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
not in action or at work
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading "We'll invite Nicholas," says the Boy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
MORLEYnounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading "We'll invite Nicholas," says the Boy.
not any; not one
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "We'll invite Nicholas," says the Boy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a sort of moral climate in a household."--JOHN MORLEY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll invite Nicholas," says the Boy.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
at the time that
From this reading And when they had got it, they would have a "Blow-out" to celebrate the achievement.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Colonel and the Boy made up their minds that, whatever else they had or had not, they would have a warm house to live in.
YukonnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading No idle ceremony this, but the great problem of the dwellers in the country of the Yukon.
