used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON -- MASS.
terminate
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
being one more than seven
From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
the act of departing
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
Hal
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From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
Harold
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From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
staying power
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
Lois
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From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading BOSTON -- MASS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
not any; not one
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
RobbinsnounUS /ˈrɑːbɪnz/
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
not in physical motion
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
precisely as stated
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
wadingnounUS /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
walking with your feet in shallow water
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They thought there was no fun so nice as wading in the salt water and letting the foam break over their legs.
water-wings
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From this reading Of course it was better still to have Daddy put the water-wings on them and let them float, and give them swimming lessons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
at the time that
From this reading When Lois and Harold Robbins first learned that they were not going to the seashore this summer they felt very much disappointed.
a late time of life
From this reading Lois was ten years old and Hal was eight.
