used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
(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 DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
animationnounUS /ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
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 He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
DIAMONDnounUS /ˈdaɪmənd/
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And here you drop right down at my table!
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
let fall to the ground
From this reading And here you drop right down at my table!
equaledverbUS /ˈiːkwəld/
past form of “equal” — be identical or equivalent to
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
at any time
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here you drop right down at my table!
HEROESnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
Joe
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From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
occurring by chance
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And here you drop right down at my table!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
possessing sweep
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading And here you drop right down at my table!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is sure my lucky day!” he cried.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DIAMOND HEROES Joe was all excitement and animation.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had never dreamed that he would ever be sitting face to face with one of the famous team that swept through our country like a prairie fire and made a record that has never been equaled in the history of baseball.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’d willingly have traveled hundreds of miles to have a look at you and hear you talk.
