Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father appeared with two dinner guests from the office. When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest.
Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.
This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, "It"s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size."
n. Juxtaposition, esp. Gram. Of elements sharing a syntactic function (e.g. William the conqueror; my friend sue).
APPRECIATE
v. (-ting) 1 a esteem highly; value. B be grateful for.
- understand, recognize (appreciate the danger).
- rise or raise in value. appreciative adj. Appreciatory adj. [latin pretium price]
APPRENTICE
—n. - person learning a trade by working in it for an agreed period at low wages.
- novice. —v. (-cing) (usu. Foll. By to) engage as an apprentice (apprenticed to a builder). apprenticeship n. [french apprendre learn]
AQUAMARINE
—n. - bluish-green beryl.
- its colour. —adj. Bluish-green. [latin aqua marina sea water]
ARBITRATOR
n. Person appointed to arbitrate.
- n. Person appointed to arbitrate.
ARCHBISHOP
n. Chief bishop of a province.
- n. Chief bishop of a province.
ARCHDEACON
n. Church dignitary next below a bishop. archdeaconry n. (pl. -ies).
- n. Church dignitary next below a bishop. archdeaconry n. (pl. -ies).
ARCHEOLOGY
n. (brit. Archaeology) study of ancient cultures, esp. By the excavation and analysis of physical remains. archeological adj. Archeologist n. [greek arkhaiologia ancient history]
ARCHITRAVE
n. - (in classical architecture) main beam resting across the tops of columns.
- moulded frame around a doorway or window. [italian archi- *arch-, latin trabs beam]
