used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
adultsnounUS /əˈdʌlts/
plural of “adult” — a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
bareheadedadjective
having the head uncovered
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
Bassetts
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From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
Clinkerport
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From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
CLUEnounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
Coatless
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From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
death of a person
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading The Clinkerport Bank was a "one man institution."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Clinkerport Bank was a "one man institution."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
the force of workers available
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
scrimped
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From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
shrill-voiced
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From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
street-fair
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From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
precisely as stated
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But among the adults there were grave faces.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
which person or people
From this reading This disaster was a very real one to many who had scrimped and saved—like the Bassetts—for a bank account.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A CLUE Coatless men and bareheaded women made up the excited company before the Clinkerport Bank, while shrill-voiced children circled the outskirts.
youngstersnounUS /ˈjʌŋstərz/
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It was like a circus or a street-fair day for the youngsters.
