| bridegroom |
a man who is about to be married or was just married. |
| Canada Day |
a Canadian holiday on July 1. It celebrates the day in 1867 when Canada was formed by four provinces joining together. |
| chariot |
a vehicle with two wheels used in ancient times. A chariot was pulled by horses and driven from a standing position. It was used in wars, races, and other public events. |
| Chinese |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of China. [1/4 definitions] |
| civil war |
(cap.)The U.S. war (1861-1865) between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy), which was caused by a conflict over the governing rights of individual states and the practice of slavery. [1/2 definitions] |
| complex sentence |
a sentence made of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses. An example of a complex sentence is, "I went to the theater, which was very crowded with people." |
| could |
used to express that there was ability to do something in the past, or that an action or state was possible in the past. [1/2 definitions] |
| countryman |
a person who lives in or was born in the same country as oneself. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cuban |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of Cuba. [1/2 definitions] |
| curve |
a baseball pitch in which the ball curves toward the opposite side from which it was thrown; curve ball. [1/5 definitions] |
| Czech Republic |
a country in Central Europe. The Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia until 1993. Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. |
| Dane |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of Denmark. |
| description |
the act of using words to tell others what something is or was like. [1/3 definitions] |
| design |
a plan or outline showing how something is to be built or carried out, or the way that something is put together or appears in the end because of the way it was planned. [1/5 definitions] |
| East Germany |
a country in north central Europe from 1949 until 1990. East Germany and West Germany are now one country again, officially called the Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany was also called the German Democratic Republic. |
| eat one's words2 |
to admit that something one said was wrong. |
| Egyptian |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of Egypt. [1/3 definitions] |
| embezzle |
to steal what was put in one's care. |
| Englishman |
a man who was born in or is a citizen of England. |
| Englishwoman |
a woman who was born in or is a citizen of England. |
| ether |
a liquid that makes a person unable to think, feel, or move. Ether burns easily, has a strong smell, and was once used in medicine to make people unconscious during surgery. |