used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
with anger
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
classmatesnounUS /ˈklæsmeɪts/
plural of “classmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
discussingverbUS /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
don't
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
one or the other of two
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
at any time
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
excitedlyadverbUS /ɪkˈsaɪtədli/
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
freshestadjectiveUS /ˈfreʃəst/
superlative of “fresh” — recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
he's
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
how
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
it's
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
a room where books are kept
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
Mallory's
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
plebenoun
a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
express in words
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
YEARLINGSnounUS /ˈjɜːrlɪŋz/
plural of “yearling” — a young child
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
