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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
APPLETONnounUS /ˈæpəltən/
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BARBOUR
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BASESnounUS /ˈbeɪsəz/
plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading BASES FULL!
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
showing who or what does the action
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
defensenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
eludingnounUS /ɪˈluːdɪŋ/
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
a quad with a square body
From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
an opposing military force
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
ETC
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exultantlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzʌltəntli/
in an exultant manner
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading BASES FULL!
in a gradual manner
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
imploringlyadverb
in a beseeching manner
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
INFIELDnounUS /ˈɪnfiːld/
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
a particular point in time
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
numbedverbUS /nʌmd/
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
pucknounUS /pʌk/
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
RALPH
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rinknounUS /rɪŋk/
building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
RIVALSnounUS /ˈraɪvəlz/
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
SCRUBverbUS /skrʌb/
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
possessing sweep
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
Wolcott's
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
WYNDHAM
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
