used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
(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 "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
BASEBALLnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
Charlie
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From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
Joe
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From this reading "Joe, you're wanted on the telephone."
Joe's
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From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
a particular point in time
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Joe, you're wanted on the telephone."
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
Shalleg
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From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "Joe, you're wanted on the telephone."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
in or at that place or location
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
a special situation
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Oh, all right," he answered in a relieved tone.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "Joe, you're wanted on the telephone."
a message informing of danger
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BASEBALL TALK There was silence for a moment, following Joe's warning, and then the voice of his mother was heard:
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "I didn't want her to hear about Shalleg," he added in a whisper to Charlie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
wouldn't
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From this reading "She and father would worry, and, with his recent sickness, that wouldn't be a good thing for him."
you're
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From this reading "Joe, you're wanted on the telephone."
