Chapter XXV

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am captain now.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the act of making something clean

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Hiram and Luke got out."

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "Yes, I heard there was some sort of a row."

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

From this reading Hiram and Luke got out."

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

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

From this reading "I am captain now.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading Hiram and Luke got out."

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "I am captain now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Hiram and Luke got out."

participate in games or sport

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading "Yes, I heard there was some sort of a row."

an educational institution

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Yes, I heard there was some sort of a row."

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Yes, I heard there was some sort of a row."

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

male cat

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

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

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, a bit of house cleaning," replied Ward Gerard.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading BY A CLOSE MARGIN "Whew!" whistled Captain Elmer Dalton of the Morningside nine, as he greeted some of the lads against whom his team was to play, "you fellows have been making a lot of changes, haven't you?" and he looked at the several new members of the school team, including Joe and Tom.