used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
(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 There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
bureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
celebratingverbUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “celebrate” — behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
crackersadjectiveUS /ˈkrækərz/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
divisible by two
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
at any time
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
Geraldine
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From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
a young female
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
grown-up
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From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
a social unit living together
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
I've
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From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
It's
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From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
take the midday meal
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
arrange in a container
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s the first really grown-up party I’ve ever been to,” remarked Geraldine, as she stood before the bureau, brushing out her long hair.
tournamentnounUS /ˈtʊrnəmənt/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DANCE ON THE FOURTH It was the glorious Fourth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
at the time that
From this reading The boys had been celebrating since early morning, when they had aroused the household by setting off a pack of giant crackers on the front lawn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
won't
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From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There had been a picnic lunch in the woods, an exciting tennis tournament at the Country Club in the afternoon, and now they were dressing for the principal event of the day: the big subscription dance at the summer hotel, for which all the neighborhood had bought tickets.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “I suppose I shall be the youngest girl there, and the boys won’t even look at me.
