Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

plural of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

a state at a particular time

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

a person who accepts the leadership of another

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

past form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

for more time

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading It was especially made for the Australian by a firm in Melbourne.

not any; not one

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

participate in games or sport

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

plural of “racket” — a loud and disturbing noise

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

the money risked on a gamble

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had interviewed them for his paper.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In those days he himself was a respectable performer at the game.

at the time that

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Brooks had given him one of his own rackets which was no longer in first class condition.

a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)

From this reading ANTHONY PULLS UP STAKES WHEN those two great Australians, Norman Brooks and Anthony Wilding, had played their brilliant tennis in America, Trent had been a close follower of their play.