used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
airingnounUS /ˈerɪŋ/
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
BUILDSnounUS /bɪldz/
plural of “build” — constitution of the human body
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
HOTBEDnounUS /ˈhɑːtbed/
a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
march in a procession
From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Let’s come home in March and build one!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
express in words
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Everything should be started very early,” said Bob, airing his newly acquired knowledge, “and the best place to start seeds is in a hotbed.”
we'll
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From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t that be grand!” cried the girls with enthusiasm.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED DURING the Christmas holidays the children made wonderful plans for their gardens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you what we’ll do, Bob,” Billy suggested.
