used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
(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 HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
Broadwood
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From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
Clarke
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From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
clattered
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From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
couldn't
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From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
ev'ry
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From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
immediately past
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
Merrow
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From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
on one occasion
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
go across or through
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
participate in games or sport
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
REMEMBERSverbUS /rɪˈmembərz/
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
slappingverbUS /ˈslæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading HARRY REMEMBERS “Broadwood had a little team, It couldn’t play at all, And ev’ry time it tried to pass It dropped the blooming ball!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Some range, what?” asked The Duke, slapping Harry Merrow on the shoulder as they clattered up the last flight in Clarke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
Yardley
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From this reading “It tried to play with Yardley once, And, oh, it was a shame To see the way old Yardley went And took away that game!
