used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
ADVERTISESverbUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “advertise” — call attention to
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
cheaperadjectiveUS /ˈtʃiːpər/
comparative of “cheap” — relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
comprisedverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzd/
past form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
financesnounUS /fɪˈnænsɪz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading It revolutionised the finances of the Outlaws.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
halfpennynoun
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
MallardsnounUS /ˈmælərdz/
plural of “mallard” — wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
MossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
a form of address for a man
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
OutlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading It revolutionised the finances of the Outlaws.
revolutionised
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From this reading It revolutionised the finances of the Outlaws.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
sweetshop
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From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For it sold everything a halfpenny cheaper than Mr. Moss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It had been the sensation of the week to William and his friends.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Outlaws was the secret society which comprised William and his friends Ginger, Henry, and Douglas.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM ADVERTISES A new sweetshop, Mallards by name, had been opened in the village.
