used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
(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 "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
Bricktop
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From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
give encouragement to
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
freshmennounUS /ˈfreʃmɪn/
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
knollnounUS /noʊl/
a small natural hill
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
Molloy
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From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
and nothing more
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
Phil
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From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
quietnessnounUS /ˈkwaɪətnəs/
the property of making no sound
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
on the contrary
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
ruefullyadverbUS /ˈruːfəli/
in a rueful manner
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
express in words
From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
deliver by singing
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
a male human offspring
From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
sophomoresnounUS /ˈsɑːfmɔːrz/
plural of “sophomore” — a second-year undergraduate
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
hurting
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
That's
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From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
male cat
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
communicated in words
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
victoriousadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
having won
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of quietness about the sophomores.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A FIRE ALARM "Well," remarked Phil ruefully, as he and Tom, rather sore and bruised, went to their room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They did not cheer and sing, but back on the knoll the victorious freshmen made the night hideous with their college cries.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Is that all?" inquired Tom, for Phil had uttered only the one word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That's all, son, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
