used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
Admiral'snounUS /ˈædmərəlz/
possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
Bess
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From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
cardboardnounUS /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/
a stiff moderately thick paper
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
Crullers
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From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
decorationnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃən/
something used to beautify
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
decorativeadjectiveUS /ˈdekrətɪv/
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
every person
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
give expression to
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
set up or found
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
gluedadjectiveUS /ɡluːd/
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
the act of departing
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
Isabel
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From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
JUNIORnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
Kate
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From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
an educational institution
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
shippedverbUS /ʃɪpt/
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
tracingnounUS /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
From this reading She had had quite a taste for drawing and applied design at school, and now had glued the shells to heavy cardboard, after first tracing out a decorative design.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
the act of using
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Crullers had surprised everybody by finding out a new way to use the small shells in decoration.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dorothy and Bess were anxious to look over the shells and specimens the girls had found during the summer, and helped arrange them for the home going the end of the week.
WINNERnounUS /ˈwɪnər/
the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR CUP They took the Admiral’s advice the next day, and rested.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two shell curtains that Kate and Isabel had made were completed, and ready to be shipped by express, with some of the heavier shells.
