from one side of something to the other
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
(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 THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
a youthful male person
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
COMPOSITIONnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
copy-books
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From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
flourishesnounUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃəz/
plural of “flourish” — a showy gesture
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was monotonous work.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
laboredadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
set afire or burning
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
engage in
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
Marian's
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From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading It was monotonous work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
pensnounUS /penz/
plural of “pen” — a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
squeakedverbUS /skwiːkt/
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
stickyadjectiveUS /ˈstɪki/
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading The little girls' fingers were sticky and boy hands were cramped.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The pens squeaked and scratched and labored across pages lighted by June sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "K" was hard to make and the capital "P" was all flourishes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was monotonous work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was monotonous work.
the act of creating written works
From this reading THE COMPOSITION ON WILD FLOWERS ALL the children in Marian's class were writing in their copy-books "Knowledge is Power."
