Chapter XI

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

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

(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 “I guess I bawled all right,” Joe replied.

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

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

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From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading “I guess I bawled all right,” Joe replied.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

the act of departing

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “I guess I bawled all right,” Joe replied.

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

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

with the head foremost

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

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From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

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

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

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From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

plural of “lace” — a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

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From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

on one occasion

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

above and across; more than

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

preceding and preparing for something

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “I guess I bawled all right,” Joe replied.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “I guess I bawled all right,” Joe replied.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading “And once, my mother tells me, I pitched headlong from my baby carriage.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

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

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

the act of tying or binding things together

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “That’s what,” laughed Joe, as he finished tying his shoe laces.

-ing form of “wing” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’ll bet you were a ball player from the cradle,” grinned Larry.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WINGING THEM OVER “So ’tis your birthday, I do be hearin’, Joe,” remarked Larry Barrett, the jovial second baseman of the team, as the Giants were getting into their uniforms preparatory to going out on the field.