AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
Anson
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From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
awardedverbUS /əˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
badgenounUS /bædʒ/
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Congratulations to him but more to his troop.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
cheersnounUS /tʃɪrz/
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
CongratulationsnounUS /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃənz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Congratulations to him but more to his troop.
ConnecticutnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
Conway
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From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
Edgemere
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From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
Gaynor
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From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
coins made of gold
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Congratulations to him but more to his troop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
imminentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmənənt/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
Jenks
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From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
medalsnounUS /ˈmedəlz/
plural of “medal” — an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
Merritt
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From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Congratulations to him but more to his troop.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
RothnounUS /rɔːθ/
United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
RUNSnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
male cat
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
TroopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading "Gaynor Morrison of Edgemere Troop, Connecticut, is awarded the Gold Cross for saving life at imminent hazard of his own.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These scouts will please step forward."
William
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From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
WintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading TOM RUNS THE SHOW "William Conway, Anson Jenks, and George Winters, for Star Scout badge, and Merritt Roth and Edward Collins for bronze life saving medals.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amid great applause they made their way to the platform and one by one returned, greeted with cheers.
